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APPENDIX B: LETTER FROM JAMES R. AMBROSE
Pages 210-212

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... B Leuer From James R Ambrose, Dated October 21, 10B?
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... osal of obsolete chemical munitions , further consideration of the ~iterna~c~ ve to transport ton conta' hers of bulk mustard chemical agents by ocean barge from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is Act re as anal ~ e . The reas ens f o - this deci s i an are as follows: -- Given our Cc~gressicnal mandate to des troy the stickpin e by 1994, and the public interest in destroying the already leaking munitions as au' ckly as possible, th.e ove-a3, programmatic decision, which has already been delayed by a year, shouic!
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... nal prograrn:~atic decision does not foreclose subsequent consideration of s~te-specific alternatives at ~ late' date. '4~ ' Jam ~ Ambrose Under Se~eta~ of the Army Ass is~ant Secre~a~y OF the Army ~ Ir~sta' 7 anions and Log' sties The General Counsel Chief of Legislative Liaison Ch' of of public Affairs (SAPA-PP)
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