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182. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State

on activities, but it was Ceausescu who directed and completely dominated the process. No other official was delegated meaningful authority or permitted to receive public recognition for his contribution. When the earthquake struck, Ceausescu was in Nigeria completing a five-country African tour; thus the initial emergency actions were taken by others. Ceausescu , who was on the scene within 18 hours, lost no time in publicly criticizing “certain responsible factors for shortcomings in the organization of urgent acting to eliminate the effects of the earthquake.” Privately, according to a clan…

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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	1977-08-18
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XX, Eastern Europe
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v20/d182
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Record ID	`frus:frus1977-80v20/d182`

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182. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1977-80v20/d182.