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211. Letter From Secretary of State Kissinger to Secretary of the Treasury Simon

er From Secretary of State Kissinger to Secretary of the Treasury Simon Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Policy Files, 1976, P760031–2274. Confidential. On February 6, Simon wrote Kissinger that with $5 billion in foreign exchange reserves, Nigeria did not need three IRBD loans totalling $84 million. (Ibid., P760031–2277) Kissinger responded to Simon ’s letter of February 6 by maintaining his support for IBRD loans to Nigeria. He said the benefits gained by opposing the loans were small and doubtful, while the costs of deteriorating bilateral relations were likely to be significant an…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1976-03-03
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve06/d211
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Record ID	`frus:frus1969-76ve06/d211`

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211. Letter From Secretary of State Kissinger to Secretary of the Treasury Simon. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1976. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1969-76ve06/d211.