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Fr-om;. Berlin
To:

_28~0i3.y 1944 .

Tokyo

(OSHD"A)

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WAR DEPARTMENT

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Strictly
PART 1: ... Re My ~less,e.ge

Secret.
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HITLER

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in sum.. is 't;;hstClEncellol'
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Baid:
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.", 1~ -. "Whsre.the
Front.'. ..
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~ttle· :1s-novsCl,lte
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is 'the I~liAn
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Aga.1nst
"

tllat quarter, . EnglBnd a.nd America. have' . .. ..-. .

.

barked· enti: drJ.ve..

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Nevertheless .. to my v1~l( .. ~he ~

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I.

object··of' :this. dr1V.~.1s.tO· lur~ Germs.n. d.llta.ri. stre~~h u

tc)~ that

ql.l.i:i.rter;the:~',.:ef~;~~··Germa.nY"tdll cou.nttoo not

loss·

h1ghi'y' ~~
_ .. :"._' .'.

or '!:loreor- ·ies.sterr1t~ry.·
• L '._. _ •

Weare putti.n~ huge loss.es:""":·

-'.

up. very -stirt' res:1stanee and "iUie Wllct1ng ·o.n

...
,-

the mil1tarY B.1tu!'~ . :." . . tl~n in' Ita.ly depends much on too enemy~s sUf~rioriteY
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the ..~a"mj: 'va are~tU>1..ng.··. ~

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since
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send in aerial
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reWor.c@l1Snts
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.. but in this
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matter otbetr
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E.O.. 12065

SRDJ
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59971,
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by

Dir e c.. tor, NSA/Chief,

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15 May-1980'-:, :.. '_

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te;npor&::;y
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on thG Eastern F!'ont now." con.

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haa ~-keri .the

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1.t ·o~f.

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sent. seventeen ~v!S1o:C.a

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f'inest "div;ts1ons~ part1cular:Ly' an:norsd

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DECLASSIFIED per E.O. 12065 by Director, NSA/Chief.

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SRDJ 59972
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15 May-1~ao'~_ )~.~.

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WAR DEPARTMENT

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vel1.

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I tllcn .e~kcd, "t·}1..a.tCOurs9
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co iTOU jlldgo<~~hB"!- t~~

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","'ill' head
tha·

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EITrm

&'Si:ej?~d/i.T~O~··Y·i·

·th!u1{ that they

Iio!'th'd"est.:
inve.de
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:from tlia' ~arg~aa.·

. ;

S2J.d p·::uiotra.ta into -

G9n9:?a.1,:ai~ve:r~~:iit by vh.16hyf£iGSn -_. .

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Centra.l· PoIa.nd,,·a.nd slsG

~i ve fro~

~or:l...r;'.3.~ I th1nkthat COE~ rhst,

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trui' ~erg

9,uz.rter

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.to

the~,

an atter.".pted "As I told

iD.v~sio:l of Iiomania.." and. ~ther-:

explained,

jl"OU the, last: time,.'

i"Ol':OVGZO'

on tho dei'e11sive
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not SE;.ti.sfled'
By

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coonge I 1nt;~pd

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On tt~ Bri t:lsh Isles' thsr~ . . .

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~ra.a.Jio~a:cJ-y·. -' ~
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':a.b.cut eighty divisions · {J1.Ct'US.llY· SJl!~~"th~~

ot me~ gs:ther.ed
th~r'e
aN

tog~therJ!

i .%ellav~~·"
·ot .

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nmSl'e
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aigl;lt ·'d1visl~~. in

·~aa.i f'1.gh.t!ri:$ ... ~

,-

men the.t 11&""0 ·o7.poriencQ

actl1.a.lw"a.!'~i>S::J ~>.'<,.. . ...

tl1St' these ~.

Anglo-American forces

al'e' f'ul1y·~epa.i-ed
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to1nvada~"

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SRDJ 59973

by Director,
:.
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NSA/Chief, -CSS
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HITLER answered,

"Yes.".
~

I vait0d for.a co~ent ~d

vent
.

on~ "I vander vnat ~dea8 you have on how·the SecQnd ~ont v111 b9 carr1ed out. whereupon PdTLER ansvered, nWell,
for me.. judging
.

&8

from. relatively

ominous po;rtents.lI:;th1nk

that.

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~._

" Ablenkungsope~zlon))~(d1vers10naI7

aet10J13) v11l take pkce

a.gB.1nBt Norwy,ll Det:t:lark:, the southSrn.

puot o~ western F'rs.nce,

.

......

and the'cOsstsof
Afte~ that, atter

the

French Med1tarranean·-var1~~a
br1d.geheB.ds

plaC9S.
on the

they have esta.blished

w1th

..

.Norman and Br1.tts.ri¥' Pen1ri.sulaa and seen how-the prospOct· e.ppears,II:_thaY will As
coms.tol"\o-ard

tlie e~te.bl1shment

of

an all out Second Front in the area. ot the Stl"a.1.tsot Dover.

ror Garmany,

1t (9'ouldbe most desirable,

C \

it-a. chance· were

~he11" mep.

-to be b8d~ to eiZd.te them .in as brief' a time· 8.S PoSSible, .

but .1f', the enemy..d06svha.t w1ll be.
,

mV3

juatdeacrlbed,·

..

disj)e·rsec1~:. Expecting :.::" -.

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this"
'.

ve

intend
.

numbe~otGarwm

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Then he. contiilued, "'l'he

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to
'.

f1n1sh
_.

ott·

troops in the VGst, just as ·the).ast' .

time,'

make up-about s!xty'd1v1s10ns4

PART

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4~ _.To this I ea1d "I, too, ..

r~a

thlit

the

__ '"

.~ ·s1gns
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point
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toward the

com1nS .. or

an 'invBsion sooner or l&teIt by ._ ~!3-ge

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r;JECLASSIFIED per E.O. 12065 NSA/Chief,

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SRDJ 59974
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·CSS
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15 May -t~ao:·~ .-_ ~ :'

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WAR DEPARTMENT

the

t.!lSlo ..I.n:~1.ca.ns.

S~ce

tha ena:!1;r a.ppel"'entlS'" 1.ritsrid$,~

,- -

to- ta~~ thi,s there • ith

•

stoP .. a!" 0-';6n i:f'perclID.nce

its does aot ,

:is mich 'tot"t'ri,;'k you, Y9U to~d

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a.bout •.
. -

tlS'

that

in ct,3at~y
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Dur-i.ni my last convers·s.tiO:l ,- . . .

di.d no~ come yOU: . u~1ng rocket

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thought' end f'iM

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you might .blsat. soutlI.e~n

en' opPOrtU.irtt:r
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to takG

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t~ -1ru:\;1a:t1~e aga1n,"on
. ".~.._.

Enilsnd,

guns..

the:

EaSte~n

~ont
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be en. bofubing thl..s "", -. .

uea' s tz;on,gar ~than .'~ve;i:' and -I

-

s:1.:D:ee, ~en~tha' P.zig,l-o;..~el"ic.cris t

-_

-haVG--

vondel." ~'i:f"

have' not been d~s'tDOye-d.

. l L

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HITLER

a..nswered, "rlo,tl1ss9,-gunS
concrete.
';rtL~y"
."

:" ... _- are _

"'--~,-;.

~~ ... -...:.

ail arsE?n.s-l made. .of 1mpeEneeble ... .. ~;'danger." Aga-in I S~-ok3UP.. "Ii" iIi
in'
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a.r~. ~~
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the Angl0.~er:1~.
l.t.·""OuJ.~be "a{<the R~ter.n:'Front'l'f
.,-_. :. ..;: : :.:. .

...:... _- 'do. not'. ~ta.ge .aa . 1.nva.31Cll~ dontit you t~ .

-

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little
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-dB.ngerous' to- return

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Snsvere'd .. "Wa1l:,

:r have

no int'ention b.t ·'i::a.it1ng .f'ot'~-

I ''-111,''~vethelJi
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tva or t};-l..rE;'!e~ohtb.8

-'~::.", _~o'~~-t~~~~~'1£ they' -

donG.tcom& then. '.Gs~·cl.-1i

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60 and

-:..hem~~~~-":"~~~;d -rli.v~s1.6ns t

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DECLASSIFIED per E.• . 12065 O

SRDJ 59975

by Director. NSA/Ch!ef. -CSS

15 May-~f~80;-:-,'--"~.I

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WAR DEPARTMENT
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. (Also he :;;~1d. h3t hlOl bed exceeded his plans t

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for :E'ART

orgp'rdzing ·8. S. oivisions"

elz,oady

been p~cticeilyor~a.Uized . PtJ.I.sll1Ilgl'

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arid tbB.t .2~ o£ them had.'

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'end ~Clli:tpped.l

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GeI'in&1l~Sovlat't."a.r ~dw~nt,,~n
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"T"ue f'G.ce
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Ge~

and Soviet.

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. ahe~d~dre;~t.,-~'fu,l.;~··~~th . '. _ t~~sa!lla ~oul.d you

·you have a.lti'S.Ys,had.

:c~de thatconfiict.
..,'

Could not ~

y~ti':t9:~*~"'·'·:·:· ,~lie~ in:~, tha:t' :'.-:'.. L.. '."';," ..• !lOt· ~el'" ~lide- .....
ought to adopt .an- .
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other, vieV' o~
, ~ ; ... "~'_" _'._~ HITLER paused

C~~-lon,g

ngo~:' '~tdo~~,:'fiur ...~.;~~ ,. '~.. _~:~.,,'

.so:as· SOl';t

r th1.Iik
ll'

that
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an act10,n:,l.1ke tl:ia.t:ot.

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h2.~

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.::::-::truth# .• ~~ Soviat stZ,1k1.riS- ~ver -, : ~

mere- 01" - leas": ~~~~~.~

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their

their

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·SRDJ 59976
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by Director.

NSA/Chief,
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-CSS
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15 May--1~80': " -'

WAR DEPARTMENT .

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to ours,e1.nce

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Pa.ntb:e~~,' too,. s.re noth1llg ;nor"

The;, ]w.va. had any n~bar

·th.J.n

r'an tha·contl'Oli§..
::

.. "'c' ..

ot

en

~xPe;1nie~ta.l·

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and'
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in the Sovj.et,,:;·' highl.y· mobile

Before
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i.

j' :':~-,I':
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f'j_eld g!lils 'ere a.bsoltite11naces.';;:".'

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.long,we
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.,c,.. :

are 'goiilg
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::?-??~.~;.. - num'Der of" MasU:t.t guns to' :'~- .. -- .- .•..

eve~y

.Wtl.t end. eatah:llsh

to .a.ttach a. 'eon!J1ds~3bla-."'. .. ~\<r·'--··' -_., .;"'_.-. .

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DECLASSIFIED per E.O. 12065 by Director, NSA/Chief, 15 May-l~ao·,., =~-:--.--, -_ .._-....,...---;-

SRDJ 59977

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WAR DEPARTMENT

if

//

.~'!

" -iilg- ;?:i:6gi:-:oss-. - !''[0:£'60;[0I',.

or em'
CB..-l'.l' l.<:I"

i~·~:tiicip~ii~- otco:r-.sider-a.tlon cut

,;13

"ry_th ~h-a Sovi.et,.

ll.Sy<) just.

OI'doj.'~d ·:spe~r

to

cut our r;1Lns fol'

inCl:'G3S

tvg B-sseult @us and tc.nks.

-that va are likely-to

By Je.nuz..""Y'

of nsxt

y$E:Z',

1.t t.PPO~S

mva a. IllonthJ..,Y outP-J;.t of 1.,800 ;:l~so.nlt guns and 11l50~.ts.nks.

A3 tor. the

Luft-=-af'f"e,

e.lthou&l1 ~e

a.!'e

found

;l;lu~er1e:all$.

,,,~t1.I2g

since

/.2e!'ic~ GntaZ'"sd the tiar~ in tha

a re;:;u._1t.

of' h...l';viugccn.c.cntra.t.od. on. illcrsa·sbg

ru:m. byJl':Ulu~-y
. .

~e.ntlli.a.
fighter

J~.a

pumas
.

. 1.n :.cs.r-ti~""_,

cur ~::mt.h1y Binou.nt. in S~ptEZi,;bor1s scl1sduJ.ed c~ nan. yf;e.;r,. 8, 000. . (~LER

to -r-each 6.:0009

spok~ of' ·.f'~htc.r-s.. but I think

. . ';

. pl~

..,~s '-;";·0~clme1.1bcz.bers.) ..
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he
.

nies..ntto inGluda pm.s~t

(It... ge 'ti--rought ""1..''' . \- ...

.by

In

the past,.

Eng" iehaJl_d
but
:
.-

-Al::.er.1~·- air

I'a,1d.s -1:=1.a '1ndcie-d not

bean

-s.zmqJ.1·

as
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yo~~tr_,
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most· ot l.t na.s ·b~.e!l SgeJ.nEt dwal.11.:O.g$"~in

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.ge:cle'ral:and a.~tho'1'g"li -innoc~nt "uaopltt

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bave 'bean killed

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to
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re.c~oriea and
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othe~ pl'oduction.eqtrl.pmellt
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DECLASSIFIED per E.O. 12065 by Director,

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SRDJ 59978

NSA/Chief,
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-CSS

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15 May--t~80·
~-._,

WAR DEPART:r.iENT

t\rO nontha

tn~3 vorkv.!.U

be sbout. f1'n1~hed. thlls e~bl:f'ui-ti~c:r"~clle effect of

fu.g

us '~(;oL-edi!ce a_ step t1Et

~-ilf- ~a1ds.·

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c:=::===::

t..:-ld:I ezpecti

tram -uo-.: on ·;:;J::.e i11~;V m

~itu~tion m,ll.
r-ege'in the-

continua b~ck for Ga~uy~

b~t ~t l~~st this year we ,

'If-lll.oll<'lble

.... ill'gain, an
.

,)

openi~g' that
.
-

ua to
'

k=::-":'=;~~

.iui.t1et1ve" so he add-ed •
-'_,

.-'.-,~>
-:'

,D:J.rin:; t1rl.3

cO!!.1T03:'~tl~

Ch8Jlcel1or

RITUm' a.sked_
-,'

I
~

, t1+a ba.ttle . .''''_'

of Ind..1s;.- heW the battla .

.

of' Hcns:n Yes - ..

-".

go1Jig. --.:
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II

-, _,1ibA{'

oth-plmls ',,-ere; end v~t ·}.J:ter1calls,,-si-etr-ength

~ .-'.' to -00. P.sI
.

-.

and
.

:pfus ~pp-s~ed
'-.-'~~.-.!:
0'

knew

hartly
is,

Bllyt1:11ng'

about.

thesa,~th1.n.ga.
r

I mer.e1ygave

Y6.gtU;"· le.nat1.ons., ~ of J~~

- Hovav~ri .. :

told ,hlLl
..

th9.t the' ~1I'a

the' output
-118
-'.

now. ~1ng'

bast
......

~()~c~ase
.. .

ofa.l:i>plE-nas- and sbips

,

" that-. I belleved tha~ as ve,u01ll,ci turn nth

of th3

progressed. in, th1.s ~ .,

IJ.

va~e-E.llcs

to
.'

eil~~~l'1se,
SJld.
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her', v9I;O;(

th()~tha1"pros~outlQn.
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;

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war. :..

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..... : !'l9Ssa0'9 thGl"e art'3 Po1nts-~il1.:.h have io' do

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by
Dirac,.tor. NS~/Chief.
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DECLASSIFIED per E.O. 12065

15 May-1~80;':,.: ~---r ---