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July 8, 1952 Dear Ed: I certainly appreciated your good letter of July first about the situation in Panama. There isn't a possibility of inviting a President of one of the Southern Republics to visit the White House off record. If an invitation goes out it will have to be on the same basis as the Presidents of Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and Ecuador have been received. I'll see what I can do about it. I am glad to have the inside dope of what is going on in Panama. Sincerely yours, HARRY S. TRUMAN Mr. Edward D. McKim 300 Karbach Building Omaha, Nebraska