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NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES OIL COMPANIES TO BROADEN THEIR POLITICAL BASE
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY cable from Lagos, Nigeria to Central Intelligence Agency | Defense Intelligence Agency | Department of Commerce | Department of Energy | Department of the Treasury | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Joint Analysis Center Molesworth | Abuja, Nigeria | Secretary of Defense | Secretary of State | United States Africa Command