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On the recordApril 26, 1980
I am deeply thankful that the siege at the Dominican Embassy has ended with the release of all the hostages.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Hostages in the Dominican Republic Embassy in Bogota, Colombia Letter to Colombian President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala on the...

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