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DECLASSIFIED by autharity of s State Deft lt to ARCHIVES - 'NATIONAL RECORDS AND JUNE NARS 8-10-72 NL memo to NLT SERVICE" EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) 4-12-73 GOVERN Initials BK2 5/21/74 TZRRV ONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) KK THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS SECRET FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM AMBASSADOR HURLEY KX BEFORE LEAVING WASHINGTON I AGREED THAT 1 WOULD a GIVE YOU A FRANK NSTIMATE OF THW CANACITY OF THE NEW MEN YOU HAVE BEEN SENDING TO THE EMBASSY HERE AS SOON AS I HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNIVY ISE TO APPRAPVP THEIR WORK PARA BRIGGS IS EXCELLENT X HE HAS TAKEN HOLDM S CONSTRUCTYVEM3 X HE DOES NOT HEBITATE TO PRESENT HIS VIEWS ON C QUESTIOTS OF POLICY X WHEC DECISIONS ARE REAMHED HE MAKES TLEM EFFECTIVE PARA SMYTH MOVES MORE SLOWLY THAN BRIGGS X HIS JUDGMENT IS D GOOD X HE MOVES IN THE RIGHTSSIRECTION PARA BIPGERSTAFF HAS MOVEY INTO A DIFFICULT STOUNTION X HE HAL TAKEN HOLD EFFICIENTLY X HE TIA S EC ARGUES HIS OPINIONS CANDIDLY X HE ACCEPTS DIVISIONS AND SUPPORTS From ambassador Hurley Reference No. 170930 NCR No. 341 To Sec state TOX , 430 Indicator CCM27 Decoded by Kneha Date 17 May 15 OPNAV 19-61 - 1/2