CABLE FROM LINCOLN RE URGENCY OF SOLVING SITUATION TO AVOID BLOODY SHOWDOWN & B

Created: 6/17/1954

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1. KEEP PRESSURE ON AS PER REF. YOU HAVE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY SOLVING WHOLE SITUATION IF YOU SUCCEED WITH

2, EMPHASIZE SPEED ESSENTIAL AS CALLIGERIS MOVE IMMINENT AND AVOIDANCE BLOODY SHOWDOWN ONLY POSSIBLE IF SUCCESSFUL IMMEDIATELY.

3- FY I WILL NOTBUNE BUTAVE THREE FIGHTERS BUZZ CAPITAL. AT LEAST ONEBE THEREUNE AND THREE NOON 19

TOO CONSCIENTIOUSLY IN FAVOR

BLOODLESS TAKE OVER TO RISK MISPLACED BOMB NOW. STRENGTH IF NECESSARY WILL NOT BE WITHHELD. POINT OUT THAT FIGHTERS PLUS EVIDENCE WHICH HE MUST HAVE HEASD OF OAY AND NIGHT DROPS COVERING ALL PARTS COUNTRY SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CONVINCE HIM WITHOUT TAKING CHANCE UNNECESSARY DEATHS ANO DAMAGE AT THIS

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So ALSO PBPRIME PRES INUNE PRESS STATEMENT HAS EVIOENCEO HIS CONCERN OSBURNT BACKING SECSTATE (OlR OU85O ) SO PBPRIME CONVICTION CAN HAPOLY GE IN DOUBT.

YOU KEEP US INFORMED AS FULLY ANOAS WOVE MAY OCCUR MOMENTARILY ANO PICTURE YOUROUR DECISION.

DOWN ANO GOOD LUCK.

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CABLE SECRETARIAT COGENT: MR. ESTERL1NE, WH, NOTIFIEO OF

RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE AT OjjOOUNE Sii.

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