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I Don't Want To Talk About Intelligence Matters. I Will Say, However, That Intelligence-community Estimates Should Not Become Public In The Way Of This City And In The Way Of Congress.

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Warren Christopher

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I Don't Want To Talk About Intelligence Matters. I Will Say, However, That Intelligence-community Estimates Should Not Become Public In The Way Of This City And In The Way Of Congress.

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