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On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
I certainly received this cable in mid-July. I read it. I responded to it. I factored its contents into my thinking.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Blinken acknowledges receiving and considering a dissent cable regarding Afghanistan.

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