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SUBJ: CONGRESSMAN NCCAIN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PINOCHET
‘AND HERINO
1. COMESOGNTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT
2. CONGRESSMAN JOH: NCCAL
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ALSO TOLD THE AT AE MAS PERSONALLY
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CONFEOENPENE
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CONVERSATION, ACCORDING TO THE CONGRESSHAN, WAS
MERINO'S STATEMENT THAT HE AND NENBERS OF
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