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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I have asked Charles F. Darlington, United States Ambassador to Gabon, to represent me at the ceremonies and festivities…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1962
I have asked Charles F. Darlington, United States Ambassador to Gabon, to represent me at the ceremonies and festivities that you plan to hold September 27-29, 1962, in Usumbura.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Prime Minister Muhirwa on the Forthcoming Celebration of the Independence of Burundi.

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