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Date: 26 May 1980 23:58 pm PDT (Memorial Day)
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From: US.State.Dept at WASHINGTON-DC
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Subject: Useful Phrases
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Useful Farsi Phrases for American Officers Traveling to Iran
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AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOTFAN.
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Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.
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FEKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT PAEH GUSH DIVAR.
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I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor
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with my arms above my head and my legs apart.
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SHOMAEH FEKR TAMOMEH QEH GOFTEH BANDE.
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I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.
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AUTO ARRAREGH DAVATEMAN MANO SEPAHEH-HAST.
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It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of
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your car.
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FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH
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MOHEMA RAJEBEH KESHVAREHMAN.
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If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages
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I will gladly reciprocate by betraying my country in public.
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KHREL, JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEH AMRIKAHEY.
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I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies
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traveling as reporters.
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BALLI, BALLI, BALLI!
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Whatever you say!
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MAMNOUNAN GHORBAN IN DAFAYEH MEEMUNAM.
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It is with greatest pleasure that I sign this confession of capital
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crimes.
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MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GHORBAN.
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The red blindfold would be lovely, excellency.
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TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE BOYAST INO
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BEGERAM.
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The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have
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the recipe.
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ETEHFOR'AN, DEHRATEE, OTAGEH SHOMA MIKRASTAM KHE DO HAFTAEH
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BA BODANEH SHEEREEL TEEGZ.
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Truly, I would rather be a hostage to your greatly esteemed self than
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spend a fortnight upon the person of Cheryl Tiegs.
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from a whole host of people at CMU-A,
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including Craig.Everhart and Ivor.Durham
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