CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM ELLSWORTH BUNKER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-490-2-44-7
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: May 27, 1970
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/10/17 : LOC-HAK-490-2-44-7
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/10/17 : LOC-HAK-490-2-44-7