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Memorandum From Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Walsh) to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 15, 1969
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Washington, May 15, 1969
According to Walsh's report, Bishop Swanstrom had requested that the U.S. Government sell two additional C-97s to Joint Church Aid U.S.A., Inc. (JCA) despite FMG opposition. The FMG was linking surface corridor negotiations to sale of additional aircraft. The U.S. Government decided it would replace one JCA C-97 that crashed and was a total loss. Attachments 1 and 2, Incoming Correspondence and Suggested reply, are not published.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential.
According to Walsh's report, Bishop Swanstrom had requested that the U.S. Government sell two additional C-97s to Joint Church Aid U.S.A., Inc. (JCA) despite FMG opposition. The FMG was linking surface corridor negotiations to sale of additional aircraft. The U.S. Government decided it would replace one JCA C-97 that crashed and was a total loss. Attachments 1 and 2, Incoming Correspondence and Suggested reply, are not published.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential.
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