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Indonesia/Terrorist attacks

Letter from Jacques Chirac, Prsident of the Republic, to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, following the terrorist attacks on the island of Bali

Paris, October 1, 2005

President Yudhoyono,

I was appalled and saddened to learn just now the news of the terrible attacks which have hit Bali. France utterly condemns these heinous acts.

In these painful circumstances, I want personally and on behalf of the French people, to extend to you my most sincere condolences and ask you to convey these, with my heartfelt sympathy, to the victims' families./.

(complimentary close, with handwritten addition)./.