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CONFIDENTIAL DI PD FOR STARBIRD ATTN JOSEPHSON FROM REEVES PD
THE REVISION NOW SUGGESTED FOR PARAGRAPH 2 AS STATED IN YOUR TWX NO ~
C-196..DATED JUNE 28™CMM 1960 CMM WOULD LEAVE US WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE
THAT WE WOULD GET ANYTHING BACK PD WE FEEL FURTHER THAT THE REVISION
WOULD LEAVE US ENTIRELY AT DOD"S MERCY SUBJECT ONLY TO THE
PERSUASIVENESS OF AEC PD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION DOLLARS -IS INVOLVED
HERE OF MATERIAL WHICH WE CONSIDER USEFUL ON FUTURE PROGRAMS PD WE
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FURTHER CONSIDERED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE UNREALISTIC FOR THE DOD TO
FURNISH AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE BY PURCHASE OR FROM AVAILABLE DODSTOCK IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES FOR ANY SUCH ITEMS PD
WE APPRECIATE THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU HAVE PROTECTED OUR INTERESTS
DURING THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS PD KNOWING THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO CMM AND IN VIEW OF THE TIME LIMITATIONS CMM IT IS NOW SUGGESTED
THAT YOU PROCEED TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST TERMS POSSIBLE AND YOU ARE
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