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    "description": "This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Captain Walter \"Wally\" Schirra's successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 8 test flight, also known as the Sigma 7. Materials in this file include congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations. This file contains some foreign language material.",
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    "ocrText": "(LEGRAPH BRTELEGRAPH BRANCHDOPY WORK COPY 5950\n5b\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nAmembassy, MEXICO CITY\nDeliver following for Mexican President López Mateos:\nOn behalf of the American people I convey lour sincere\nto your\nappreciation for your message on the occasior of the successful flight\nof Astronaut Schirra. Your thoughtfulness in interrupting your busy\ntsip schedule to send the message is further evidence of the spirit of\ncooperation which typifies relations between our two countries and\nthi eb contributed to this significant scientific achievement\nJOHN F. KENNEDY\"\nAxstx XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX\nXXXXXXXXXXX\nPresident López Mateos* message to President Kennedy is as follows:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nDESDE QUE SALI DE MEXICO HE VENIDO SIGUIENDO CON INTERES EL VUELO DEL\nCOSMONAUTA SCHIRRA, Y AHORA QUE LO HA COMPLETADO VENTUROSAMENTE ME ES\nGRATO EXTENDER A USTED, SENOR PRESIDENTE, MIS MAS CORDIALES FELICITA\nCIONES, ROGANDOLE LAS HAGA EXTENSIVAS AL PUEBLO NORTEAMERICANO, AL\nCOSMONAUTA Y A TODOS LOS QUE CON EL HAN COLABORADO EN ESTA EMPRESA QUE\n10/9/62\nP - Mr. Phillips\nARA/P - Mr. McAusland\nFORM\nCorrections made on original green MUST be made on this and other\nDS-322\n5-61\nflimsy work copies before delivery to Telegraph Branch"
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