.. JTGOING TELEGRAM Departtnent of State 0 ' 7 4 
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GPM FYI f l lowing mesaag will b se t direct via 
ti)'llm~rci\iil cha n@ls to Preijident on Augu t 1. "On 
h occasi n of the national oliday of Dahomey i 


giv . me great pleasure, on behalf of the peeple 
RSC f h Unit d States and on my own behalf, to send 
to y u and thr ugh you to the people of Dahomey 
inc r go d ishes and a surances of our warm 
fri dshipo LYNDON Bo JOHNSONo 0 
De rt t will release upon co firmation of 
rec ipt nl •• objecti o erceived. 



Or1ofted bY• S/CPR~ LNicbols: jl 7/19/67  Tel. ht. 2007  Telegraphic tranJmission and c1 assifica1ion approv•d by.  J ·-· W0 S~agtt• Chief of Protoco  


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WRITE OUSE CO CURRENCE NOT NECESSARY
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