[Memorandum to the Secretary from Elliott Abrams]

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Selection of a Speaker for the Third Lincoln-Juare:

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bottot ofka next iaerttnnansee for the
Icoln-dereg Lecture Series,
/ ~:At the 195) ssettnq of the Sinettonel Cornfleion you and
~~etary Sepulvede established the Ltooln-Juerez Lect'ire
tres, The proqram'e aim is to foster *tronner urfderstendinq
*teen our tvo countries. Each year a prominent Kenioan
alected by the Porflen Secretary speaks in the United Stat..
under your ausploes, and a proMinent Aurtcan, selected by you,
seaets InMexico uinder the eapices of Secretary Repalveda,
*.eviovsly, you have selected Daniel Roorstin, Librarian of
Cnress, and Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
TIs year you selected retired Chief Junttce Warren IBurcwr
to represent the Potted $tates at th' third Lincoln lscture,
*fortunately, Justtce Surner was not able to *ecept the
IOvItatton. You sreed to Pr. Manna Molotiv vGray a* tbe flint
jtnnatlv.. Other atternattves yocu have am*reed to arc:
9 I terald Vord
f 21 Dr. Jonas Salt
31 Jases Wichener
~'The annter chosco to participate in this vierseu will
fltret his ot her own ltre tooic,
Our Attn has been to SUan."wt American *peaknrw of FQufl
sazure as to underline the importance of the bincoln-Jerez
tre Peries and to avoid any with * controversial nr
abletee p)ittcai tone, Roth 'wets seem especially ipprtanr
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