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SENATORS WHOSE VOTES WILL BE CRUCIAL IN SUSTAINING A PRESIDENTIAL VETO IN THE SENATE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH SUNUNU WHO HAS UNDERTAKEN TO GIVE ME THE NAMES OF KEY SENATORS AND ADVICE ON TIMING (PROBABLY LATER IN THE SUMMER BUT BEFORE I LEAVE IN MID-JULY -) ONCE IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE ISSUE IS GOING TO A VETO FIGHT.
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IN THE MEANTIME I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST THE PRIME MINISTER WRITING DIRECT TO US CONGRESSMEN, AT LEAST FOR NOW (YOUR FIRST TUR). A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE FOR ME TO MAKE CLEAR IN MY LETTER TO KEY SENATORS (PARA 3 ABOVE) THAT I AM WRITING AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S EXPLICIT REQUEST (EG QUOTE THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ASKED ME TO
WRITE TO YOU PERSONALLY TO UNDERLINE HIS VERY REAL CONCERN ABOUT
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