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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, -JULY 9, 1982
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It is not known for certain whether the Soviets foresaw, and indeed hoped,
that their initial offer of a gas pipeline would lead to a rupture between
Western Europe and the u.s.--a long sought Kremlin objective.
But they
cannot be but satisfied with the political fallout accruing from the pro
ject.
--Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau