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10 Then ir. Russell wrote this letter on Septenber 4, 1946, he had in his files the top secret report fron the iilitary Attache in Hadrid, which I have alrealy referred to, outlining in detail the facts I have. given on Duran. - ihat was the mysterious po.er in the possession of Duran that enabied hin to continue to serve as a confidertial assistant to Spruille Braden, the then head of the State Department's South Arerican. a^fairs? lhy was this man pernitted voluntarily to resign in the face of these grave charges? ir. Duran obviously haci poverful friends and one of his greatest chanpions was his imnediate chief, Spruille Braden. I now sho.r the Cornittee Exhitit D-2, which is a coyy of a letter marked "secret" and dateu Deceubar 2l, 19l3, in Havana.