THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
AMERICAN EMBASSY, 
Caracas, Venezuela, 
October 16, 1953 
ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO 
Dear Alex: 
Your letter arrived just at closing time 
Friday night, so I’m rushing off this note to catch 
you in L.A. 
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The Phelp^ man at La Guaira has been very 
successful in getting stuff through the aduana but just 
to make- sure there is no hitch, why don’t you write 
me a letter gih/ing the number and bore of your shot gun 
and I will as/jthe Venezuelan authorities to grant an 
import permit/. That way we will have two barrels to 
our 
I’m looking forward to seeing you,and 3illy 
has everything\set. October 30 we all fly with 
Maguire down to' the Brazilian border in Amazonas to 
find Maguire’fountain. 
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Regards, 
Dr. 
Alexander letraore, 
Hotel Ambassador, 
Los Anasles, 
Calif. 
.UU. 
James H. Kemoton 
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