On 27 September 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall writes to his Executive secretary Carl Humelsine about the tragic consequences if the present rumours about New Mexico events are disclosed to the public. Humelsine is resistant to sign an agreement to remain quiet concerning these events because he has already heard about them through other sources. This ozalid (early carbon duplication) printing process memo is authentic for the era and would be difficult to fake

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