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. E> ALLIED K0:1:1ANDATURA SHOULD NOTIFY SENAT THAT LATTER IS RELIED ON NOT TO ACT PE.I on TO REC EI PT OF fd.. LI ED VIEUS. IN VI E:t~ OF UN­CERTAINTY OF RECEIPT OF FitJAL VIET:JS FROl1 GOVERNM£t\lf~ PRIOR TO 9 A.M. JANUARY 2, SENAT t·JOULD BE UELL ADVISE: r~or TC SET A FIRM TIME FOR MEETING WITH EAST GERMANS. 
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DURING DISCUSSIONS, BRITISH INDICATED THE~ COlJILO .. PROVE SENAT PROPOSAL WITHOUT FURTHER REFERENCE TO LOt~-DON. FRENCH $7tr1 e;D PARIS BELIEF THAT CONSULTATION IN BONN SHOULD BE COt<FlNE~ TO QUADRIPARTITE FORUM AND NOT INCLUDE BERLIN SENAT. 

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' IN THIS CONNECTION, IN ABSE:~CE GERMAN P~ESS TOD1;'{ .. UPI s1or<Y FROM BERLIN IN STARS AND STRIPZS REPOP.TS C~A:!C~LL<OR... ERHAru)) A<; ­RELAYING AMERICAN WARNING TO GO SLOW IN DEALINGS vvrtt-t EAs.·; GERMANS; THAT u .s. SEES HIDDEN DANGER~ THAT FURTH IR T t.Lr('S (Q\LO srru:N'G-!HEN COM1·1UNIST ARUGMENT THAT HE~T BERLIN IS SEPAF.r'\TZ r.:mrr~l WJrTH . LEGAL TIES TO WEST. AFP CARRI ES BERLIN STORY QUOTING-. :::: T ~ EFFECT WEST BERLINERS·WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND ALLIED 0R 7?:F2P 


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Note: Advance copy to S/S-0 1/1/64, 10:35 a.m. 
Passed White House 1/1/64, 10:40 a.m. 
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