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Claim Text: In 2017, under pressure from historians, activists, and Tom Udall, a Democratic senator from New Mexico, the government finally released 30,000 pages of records from the U.S. embassy in Jakarta from 1964 to 1968.
Simplified Text: In 2017, the US released 30,000 pages of Jakarta embassy records from 1964-1968 after pressure.
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Created: December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM (8 months ago)
Last Updated: December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM (8 months ago)

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