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This Clinton Presidential Library folder holds NSC cables from January 1999 to December 2000, filed under the heading "Flying Saucer or UFO". A withdrawal sheet lists eleven cables that were withheld in full or in part under Presidential Records Act and FOIA restrictions. The released cables include an FBIS summary of a Bogota TV newscast, which notes that a UFO photograph printed by El Espectador was a hoax. They also include a US Embassy Beijing report on Quanzhou, Fujian, and a Vladivostok cable on Governor Yevgeniy Nazdratenko.
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commander [name not given] stated the Police began an investigation to find out what happened. Video of funeral parlor with several coffins, map of the area, Police commander talking to reporter. (texting) 4. 30 [03] Video report: ELN, Army of National Liberation, took over Jamundi from 0130 to 0600.Rebels of the Jose Maria Becerra Front detonated explosive devices and destroyed the second floor of the town's mall. There were no victims. They made off with medicine, money and clothing. This is the third time rebels take over the mall in six months, but this is the first time they explode dynamite. Video of mall; local resident talking to a reporter; soldiers. 5. 31 [04] Video report: Tomorrow, government and FARC representatives will meet to discuss the exchange and work procedures during the first official meeting of the peace talks. Starting at 0700 today, government and FARC met at the mayor's office with San Vicente del Caguan mayor and mothers of kidnapped soldiers. Their goal was to work out the details of tomorrow's meeting at La Machaca village. The government said the meeting will be held behind closed doors. According to government delegate Fabio Valencia Cossio there is nothing new to report. FARC Commander Jairo stated that if the mothers want it an office can be set up so they can be constant contact with the FARC. Video of delegates arriving; footage of yesterday's ceremony; Valencia, Commander Jairo talking to reporters. 6. [06] Video report: Commenting on the government-FARC meeting, experts feel Pastrana was the winner in view of the fact FARC leader Tirofijo, Manuel Marulanda Velez, did not attend. They noted the FARC missed great opportunity before the international community that was awaiting to hear what the FARC had to say. Footage of Pastrana's meeting with the FARC leaders last year; unidentified men talking to a reporter. 7. [07] Report over video: A survey by the Napoleon Franco firm, commissioned by the "National Newscast," on how people felt about Tirofijo's absence at the start of the peace talks showed most people believed he did not attend for security reasons. Video shows results on screen. 8. [07] Video report: Foreign newscasts reported on FARC and government meeting. 9. [08] Video report: Recapping of yesterday's ceremony in San Vicente del Caguan. Footage of yesterday's ceremony. 10. [09] Video report: Armenia - Ibague is partly closed due to landslides. 11. [10] Video report: Police blotter. 12. [11] International news. 13. [12] Sports 14. [20] Video report: The father of a well-known model was
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 64 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.