DRAFT OPTIONS PAPER FOR ADMINISTRATION POSITION ON OCEAN MINING LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A001000160015-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 22, 1976
• Content Type: MEMO

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