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Meetings: Tape 101/A37. Ethiopian Parliamentary Delegation, 25 July 1963

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Meetings: Tape 101/A37. Ethiopian Parliamentary Delegation, 25 July 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, President of the Ethiopian Senate Assrate Kassa, Member of the Ethiopian Senate Lij Araya Abebe, Ato Tadele Yigizou from the Ethiopian Chamber of Deputies, Charge de Affairs from the Embassy of Ethiopia Tesfaye Roba, and William Jones from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The four Ethiopian leaders, in the United States on a countrywide visit, have an informal discussion with President Kennedy concerning a variety of topics including unlimited debate, the Peace Corps, Ethiopian relations with Somalia, South Africa, and prospects for Ethiopia’s future. At times the Ethiopian leaders are difficult to hear. After the meeting, there are approximately 30 minutes of office noises. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 101, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 101 in its entirety.
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Meetings: Tape 101/A37. Ethiopian Parliamentary Delegation, 25 July 1963