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1. HAVE UNDERWAY IN THE NEXT HOURS AN OPERATION
AI "ED AT..JJi.R.lEASE OF THE WESTERN HOSTAGES SE I ZED ur . __ _
TH OPERATION INVOLVES THE 41RCRAF

T IRAN AND REQUIRES AN NROUTE STOP

ICM WILL EASE PROBLEMS FOR CVERfL
. AT A 1\1 l fTARY OR COMRC I AI. AIRf I ElD
TO filE fLIGHT PLAN FOR TABRIZ AND TO REFUEL
fACiLJTATTHIS EFfORT" .
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2 FOR. THI S __ .. . , .# '.' , ,.. " r :
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THESE OCCURRIH; IN THE' 12 HOURS US ..i " .
SHOW OUR GOOD FA1TM TO.111 PARTY 1WV llKl''. RESULT.:U! .....
iHE RELEASE Of THE HOSTAGES.' WE cau . ENOEA,VOR TO" . '-" - -' ._.'
THE OTHER fOUR SORTiES Til OQGWOTHER I\EANS'.1 .....
. ERE UWllLING TO ASSIST US TliER:..:-":-.f.'= .. .."'; '>: n.
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3. THE AIRCRAFT IN,YghVD IS A Jj j i" GO
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HI"'.. I WOULD ASK HOWEVER THAT YOU II'\PRESS UPON HU\'THAT WE .
NEED ABSOLUTE QISCRETION IN THE YOU CAN ALSO ASSURE
THAT THIS OPERATION IS OF GREAT INTEREST-TO THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF iH USC AND If IT CAM ARRANCE FOR BUD
XACFARlANO TO C IGMT SUGGEST. NEEDLESS
TO SAY, THAT IF 51ST S iHY CAN EXPECT TO
RECEIVE PATCHES, APPROPRIATE lE'TTERS Of .
APPRECIATION FROK OUR PRESIDENT, ETC. AGAIN, I nUST STRESS
.#..-: :,. . OM f S THE KEY Elf\HT WH I CH YOU SHOULD STRE55 T ......
. IN PRESENT IHG TH IS MTIER. I WOULO ALSO ASK TH . ..
! WlEOGE Of THIS OPERATION LIKITEO TO YOURSELF WI i/:.
AND THE AX_SANEED HOT REPEAT HOT BE ......;/" ...
INFORJ4.EO. OWEVER. IF NEEDS TO BOUNCE THIS PROPOS ,.::::.-:.
Off THE PRIm: ONE SJXllAR WHO I'\)GHT SRJHG
THE AMBASSADOR!S ATIENT10H, I WILL SEEK SPECIAL 'IC)Mr
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FOR YOU TO_BRIEf BEST REGARDS AHO WHY DO THESE AlW .. "
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