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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00836R000200010008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Content Type: CABLE

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SEE IF ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING POSSIBLE EARLIER STRUCTURAL
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QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IT SEEMS QUITE LIKELY THAT POLITICAL PRESSURE
MAY DEVELOP IN OUR DIRECTION TO RESUME OPERATIONS IN VIEW OF THE
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HOLD THE LINE ON REMAINING GROUNDED9 PENDING YOtt CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO OUR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. WE CANNOT
AFFORD ANOTHER LOSS FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE EXPLANA-
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