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This press release contains the text of a note delivered by the American Embassy in Moscow to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterating the cover story for the missing U-2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers.
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State Department Press Release No. 249 Concerning U-2 Incident
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State Department Press Release No. 249 Concerning U-2 Incident
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This press release contains the text of a note delivered by the American Embassy in Moscow to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterating the cover story for the missing U-2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers.
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Christian A. Herter Papers
Official Correspondence and Memoranda
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1960-05-06
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