02/13/1977
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"I have a firm desire to make more intimate the warm and cooperative relations which exist between our two countries."
"I am signing into law H.R. 6884, the International Security Assistance Act of 1977."
"EDWARD MARKS, of California, a Foreign Service officer of Class three, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cape Verde."
"I believe that H.R. 6884 will nevertheless permit us to carry out an effective overall program in fiscal year 1978."