CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM BRENT SCOWCROFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-462-1-24-1
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: February 17, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/26: LOC-HAK-462-1-24-1
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/26: LOC-HAK-462-1-24-1