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dear Sowexyor Adams:
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L am sorry about the delay in replyinc to your letter of January 13,
I put off eewertng 4t until © had en opportunity to sec the
Ummiesion's Mineal sinutes regerding this zsetter.
i surely don’t want to lebex this but would like briefly to tell you
the circumstances of my writing the fresident,
somewhat different light on the episoda.
1 think they cast a
In vecember the “omission had under consideration am uncleared
ovservar progres for the naxt Pacific teste involving same 200 persons.
1t decided net to undertake such a progres, * dissented, ‘uring the
discussion, i had sugvested the posstbiligy thet the “resident might wnt
te invite ons ited Ketions observer,
Jecause of the bread policy can
sidcrations involved and the probable interest of other governnet agencie,
the Jomission wneninewsky decided that the entire matter should be brought
te the attention of the President. This ‘comission decision to notify the
President of ite action on the welemred cheerver pregym led me to summit
to the President the celleteral suggestion for an invitation ta the tmited
Watieons to send one observer,
Subaequently Chairman Strenss decided that no further written
netification fram the commission wae needed snd that he would take up
the natrer orally vuith the President,
Undex these circumstances, I balicvre that my letter to the President
oasmat fairly be cherscterinved ag & request fer bis interventien in «
leeniesion decision or es em appeal frex « “oumission decision, it
sisply volunteered 2 suggestion whieh =< had hoped night be of sone halp
in eurbing the atenic arus races, & subject on which I believed ideas fron
any knewledgesble source would be weloene,
Very sincerely yours,
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