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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES
[TELEGRAM]
(TRANSLATION)
LS NO. 44538
R-16/R-12
German
W
A699 INTL PD
VIA WUCABLES (157) BONN F 54/53 3 2353
HIS EXCELLENCY
JOHN F. KENNEDY
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON,DC
I HAVE FOLLOWED WITH SINCERE PLEASURE THE MAGNIFICENT FLIGHT
OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SCHIRRA AND HIS SUCCESSFUL RETURN. MY
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE INTREPID PILOT ON THIS
FRESH AND IMPRESSIVE FEAT OF AMERICAN SPACE NAVIGATION.
ADENAUER
CHANCELLOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
GPO-918984
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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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