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6. We agree with your suggestion that overall Douglas probably speaks rather more for himself than for the US Government. our US colleagues here make it clear that he has an influential position and is not to be taken lightly.

7. One minor fact about Douglas is that his wife is Austrian and they have a house in Austria where they go every summer. Douglas himself speaks astonishingly good Austrian German.

Что втр

Christopher

Cc:

C W Long

M I Goulding Esq, UKMIS New York

M J Wilmshurst Esq, UKMIS Vienna (+ enc) K G Fry Esq, UN(A), ODA

R French Esq, Washington (+ 2 encs)

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