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    "ocrText": "EXECUTIVE\n3\nCO\nC0304\n303\nw\nEMBASSY OF THE\nUNITED ARAB REPUBLIC\nWASHINGTON, D. C.\nJuly 26, 1965\nDear Mr. Valenti:\nMay I thank you most sincerely for your kind and gracious in-\nvitation to lunch on Friday, July 23rd. I want to tell you\nthat I was privileged to meet you and I was indeed happy to\nexchange views with you regarding our work here in Washington\nand some aspects of the international situation. It was a\nstimulating discussion as well as a constructive one. Your\ngesture in arranging this luncheon is appreciated and it will\nalways be remembered and cherished by me. If your time will\npermit for other meetings, I can assure you that it would be\nmy pleasure to see you and perhaps we can both think aloud about\nthe relations between your great country and mine.\nYou may probably know that I try as much as I can to do the\nutmost in order to protect and promote these relations which\nI think are very important, internationally speaking, and in\nterms of our bilateral interests and the interests of the United\nStates in the Middle East.\nI want you to know that I am appreciative and grateful for the\ngesture the great President of the United States expressed in\ngreeting me during the luncheon. May I also point out that I am\nfollowing carefully and gratefully his masterful efforts in deal-\ning with the relations between our two countries and in promoting\nthem.\nI wish you, my dear Mr. Valenti, all success in your efforts and\nI thank you once again for your graciousness and hospitality.\nSincerely yours,\nmostala Kamel\nMostafa Kamel\nAmbassador\nThe Honorable\nJack Valenti\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C."
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