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Confidential ENCLOSURE: SUGGESTED MESSAGE. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: MAY I TAKE THIS OCCASION ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF TO SEND YOU GREETINGS ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR SIXTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU IN PARIS NEXT MONTH AND TO MY VISITING THE SOVIET UNION IN JUNE. I AM HOPEFUL THAT IN THE PERIOD JUST AHEAD WORTHWHILE STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO PROMOTE A JUST AND LASTING PEACE. SINCERELY, HIS EXCELLENCY NIKITA S. KHRUSHCHEV, The CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNC IL OF MINISTERS 2 OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, Mescow. LEAD: FOLLOWING IS MESSAGE FROM CALHOUN TO GOODPASTER WHICH IS SELF EXPLANATORY. MRS WHITMAN KNOWS SOMETHING OF THIS PROJECT. I UNDERSTAND ACTION IS DESIRED SOONEST ZECAUSE OF CONTINUATION OF VOTING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL YOU ADVISE STATE APPROPRIATELY. NO PRESS RELEASE IS CONTEMPLATED. PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES Confidontial

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This document prepared for President Eisenhower includes a draft of a birthday message for Soviet Premier Krushchev, with the upcoming Paris Summit in mind.

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    "ocrText": "Confidential\nENCLOSURE:\nSUGGESTED MESSAGE.\nDEAR MR. CHAIRMAN:\nMAY I TAKE THIS OCCASION ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY\nAND MYSELF TO SEND YOU GREETINGS ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR SIXTY-SIXTH\nBIRTHDAY.\nI AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU IN PARIS NEXT\nMONTH AND TO MY VISITING THE SOVIET UNION IN JUNE. I AM HOPEFUL\nTHAT IN THE PERIOD JUST AHEAD WORTHWHILE STEPS CAN BE TAKEN\nTO PROMOTE A JUST AND LASTING PEACE.\nSINCERELY,\nHIS EXCELLENCY\nNIKITA S. KHRUSHCHEV,\nThe\nCHAIRMAN OF THE COUNC IL OF MINISTERS\n2\nOF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS,\nMescow.\nLEAD: FOLLOWING IS MESSAGE FROM CALHOUN TO GOODPASTER WHICH IS\nSELF EXPLANATORY.\nMRS WHITMAN KNOWS SOMETHING OF THIS PROJECT. I UNDERSTAND\nACTION IS DESIRED SOONEST ZECAUSE OF CONTINUATION OF VOTING\nEARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL YOU ADVISE STATE APPROPRIATELY.\nNO PRESS RELEASE IS CONTEMPLATED.\nPAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES\nConfidontial"
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