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Roosevelt Room

West Wing

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, D.C.

Lat = 38 degrees, 53.4 minutes North

Long = 77 degrees, 0.5 minutes West

Saturday 16th September 1989 (Same day)

Nineteen hundred hours and forty-two minutes EDT

Six hours behind BST

Chuck Morris had received a phone call from his daughter forty minutes earlier and had made his way to the White House.

He entered the Roosevelt Room where the President was waiting for him; he sat down in a chair.

The President said, “What’s the news on our pilgrims Chuck?”

“Tracy has collected them from the airport, she called me

Forty-minutes ago from Newark where they were taking a rest break.”

“How many did they send Chuck?”

“Sixteen that includes a bomb and explosive expert, sir.”

The President thought for a moment and said, “That would be two six man OSC teams with two of their team leaders and Max as operational leader. What’s there ETA to Richmond Chuck?”

“They should arrive at the safe house around midnight tonight sir.”

The President was a very perceptive man and had noticed Chuck appeared to have something on his mind and said, “Chuck; you appear to have something on your mind please feel free to talk?”

“Sir,” replied Chuck, “I know it was my suggestion and we talked about this however, I still feel uncomfortable knowing we have sanctioned a foreign armed military unit into our country.”

“We are both aware of the potential political fallout from this Chuck. Nevertheless, as you said before we are probably compromised from within and we must locate the bomb before the SALT-1 signing. I have every faith in the OSC.”

Chuck Morris nodded in agreement and said, “Right I will get back to my office, I will keep you in the loop twenty-four seven sir.”

The president replied, “You have my direct private number ring me at any time.”

Chuck Morris stood up from the chair and left the room.