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97-106 the possible reasons for the trip and could only come up with the fact that it was, indeed, a.goodwill or friendship. gesture from Libya toward the United States Government. cOLEmAN stated that during the visit, on various occasions BiLLy would make an offhand invitation to the Libyan officials as to a possible visit.to the United States by them; and on the last night there, he extended a more or less formal invitation to the group at a banquet. At one point during the visit, prior to their leaving Tripoli,. SHAhATI had made mention that he comes to the United States each year for a medical checkup, at which time Billy invited. him to call or come see him in Plains, Georgia. ShahATI took him up on this and informed BiLLy that he would be coming to the United States in a few months and asked BiLLy to. send him a letter inviting him.. COLEMAN stated that BILLy did send a letter to SHAnATI dated November 2, l978, a copy of which he.made available as follows: