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noverber 25, 1969
The llonorable ilichard
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l,ir. Presi.derl,: I ,ould apprecialic yolr undcrstoDdLne as io the r.s!on6j.bj1ity ot ljh. l4eiâ‚Źlatj.ve Bra.ch ol govelnneht ln lihe dispasiti.on of oki.a{a. ', Jlr 1p-,-./s ri i okir't',. bo..o L,r a r Y irLth 'rhe advice aud conce.'i ol the Se..-,e, coold only b ri-Do- o or ..iLh L'e r.' : ind ons ' "1,. nr ! s .!te', ,\ o.u'r 1., .o i 1i,.., thi.s .-':'. ihc Byrd r.c.ntl.y enaci.d senate the United Stales Pc'o: 'Li o-!',':,n- ('., s n-. o, ihc S.'n1 Lv -'.1s n /oL ivl idh/l'.d ro his e t!0, l!e'!',r.L''ll ' 'r S.'o, r/or! L^',r. v:1. !rr.,P 'i.',s o-' ,.i.'L,o.r'. d I Lhc s a tor lr,r,.y B,,o or r'.6"r'., 'oelivecn the hine i,iini6lrer lansuage oi thc Cor:runjque and yourself. A.d SenaLor Byrd com.nded you !'or recogniztng thl.s rolc of the Leett6litiv. Dra.ch. i{ot ever, I luv. jusl, leliurncd fron J"-D.d and a confex..ce lritil
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lriii. i,lini.te. sato. ':ft ls nJ in!r.6si-on th.t Plime ': r.s to'.. vinr L . ' 1 r14 l.'''s .. ,rj..ks oI ..,.i,b.f j ..0:.ir.d r.I ti.r I Lo lI 1972 under 1-r 1; olDositjon u.s, ,rj.Il okay neyersj.on
lorDiuta'r i.n lhich Lhe Pltrre l,linisler di.scouirLs the .ny asreer.di affcctin8 necessiiy lo1 letl.ticaliio! of 0/'o i, _ r5t. I l'i.1'i : ".d.r Oi r-r''. s
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