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A headline for June 21, 1963, read:
WASHINGTON-MOSCOW HOT LINE
T0 OPEN IN 60 DAYS
The Times of London Service, Geneva:
The agreement to establish a direct communication link
between Washington and Moscow for emergencies was
signed here yesterday by Charles Stelle of the United States
and Semyon Tsarapkin of the Soviet Union. . . .
The link, known as the hot line, will be opened within sixty
days, according to U.S. officials. It will make use of leased
commercial circuits, one cable and the other wireless, using
teleprinter equipment.