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"San Francisco, at the moment. She's visiting public television and radio stations all over the country," Ambassador Conroy said. |
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"Is she finding an audience?" Morgan asked. |
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"I would say she is," the Ambassador said. "When the RCMP treated Mrs. Neville as a simple case of post-traumatic shock, Yank-haters in the Foreign Ministry slipped copies of her file to the CCND. They're always looking for a worthy cause, and she gives them one in spades. They have provided a minder, funds for travel and legal fees, and sent her on the road. So far the newspapers haven't shown interest, thank God, but that's only a matter of time, I suspect." |
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"What do you want me to do?" Morgan asked. |
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"Talk to her. Advise her to choose her friends more carefully," Kellner said. "Advise her not to go to Russia." |
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"If I were Anna Neville, a man with my background would he the last person whose advice I'd take," Morgan said. "Remember what Ollie North did for NSC credibility a few years back. Why don't you go, Ambassador Conroy? Tell her just what you've told me. It's very persuasive." |
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Charlotte Conroy gestured impatiently, and Kellner said, "Don't he ridiculous, John. Charlotte can't get away, and her arrival would just fan the flames. In fact, there's no one but you on staff here who has the necessary expertise and discretion to check the Neville story out, to find out if there's any truth to it." |
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Ambassador Conroy continued, "The CCND lawyer who's traveling with her, Pierre Grau, studied in Moscow with Nathan Abramov. They're old friends. You're to see Grau and give him a note from Ambassador Abramov. Abramov wants to meet with himto talk to him." |
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"Will Grau want to see Abramov?" |
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"Nathan tells me that the Pierre Grau he knew in Moscow was openminded. Frankly, I think Nathan may be overly optimistic. A touch of Pollyanna has always been his greatest fault." Charlotte Conroy reached for her briefcase and stood |
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