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headquarters, reporting on the Srebrenica massacre. The “tear line” is the
intelligence portion of the cable. The cable also includes operational details
that are not part of the intelligence report, explaining how, when, and
from whom the COS obtained the intelligence. Finally, the cable includes
administrative details, discussing what money was spent and why.
The second cable is headquarters’ response to the COS’s cable.
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