LAST MONTH ANDROPOV WAS QUOTED AS SAYING TO A U.S. JOURNALIST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R000300460010-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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