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STATE 297102
ORIGIN SS-15
INFO OCT-01 ARA-15 ISO-00 /031 R
DRAFTED BY T:WHMARSH:GMD
APPROVED BY T:WHMARSH
ARA:JABUSHNELL
ARA/GWG:AKSLEGHT
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R 240216Z NOV 78
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
UNCLAS STATE 297102
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: OGEN
SUBJECT: GET WELL MESSAGE
1. FOR DCM DWYER FROM MARSH. RUTH AND I HAVE YOU MUCH IN OUR THOUGHTS AND WISH YOU SPEEDY RECOVERY. WE WERE PLEASED BY WASHINGTON POST (KRAUSE) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOUR QUOTE TIRELESS, FIRM, AND BRAVE UNQUOTE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEFENSE AT THE AIRFIELD. KRAUSE ALSO REPORTED THAT SEVERAL SURVIVORS PRAISED YOUR EFFORTS AS HEROIC. BRAVO, DICK.
2. NANCY PIGMAN, FRANK SEIDNER, AND ELISE AND JIM CLAYTON HAVE ASKED TO JOIN THEIR BEST WISHES WITH OURS.
CHRISTOPHER [Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher]
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