diff --git a/docs/Basic-Items.md b/docs/Basic-Items.md
index 5dee7b54..fccf8a74 100644
--- a/docs/Basic-Items.md
+++ b/docs/Basic-Items.md
@@ -456,12 +456,6 @@
 <Marker> ::= <String>
 <MatterItem> ::= <UniqueID>|<String>
 <MatterState> ::= open|closed|deleted
-<MessageContent> ::=
-        (message|textmessage|htmlmessage <String>)|
-        (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
-        (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
-        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
-        (emlfile <FileName>)
 <MessageID> ::= <String>
 <Namespace> ::= <String>
 <NotesName> ::= notes/<String>
diff --git a/docs/GamUpdates.md b/docs/GamUpdates.md
index 95286b25..cafeafe1 100644
--- a/docs/GamUpdates.md
+++ b/docs/GamUpdates.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ Add the `-s` option to the end of the above commands to suppress creating the `g
 
 See [Downloads](https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3/wiki/Downloads) for Windows or other options, including manual installation
 
+### 6.67.08
+
+Added optional argument `charset <Charset>` to `emlfile <FileName>` in `gam <UserTypeEntity> draft|import|insert message`;
+the default value is `ascii`.
+
 ### 6.67.07
 
 Updated `gam <UserTypeEntity> delete message` to handle this error:
diff --git a/docs/How-to-Upgrade-from-Standard-GAM.md b/docs/How-to-Upgrade-from-Standard-GAM.md
index 98541450..1e494f47 100644
--- a/docs/How-to-Upgrade-from-Standard-GAM.md
+++ b/docs/How-to-Upgrade-from-Standard-GAM.md
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ writes the credentials into the file oauth2.txt.
 admin@server:/Users/admin/bin/gamadv-xtd3$ rm -f /Users/admin/GAMConfig/oauth2.txt
 admin@server:/Users/admin/bin/gamadv-xtd3$ ./gam version
 WARNING: Config File: /Users/admin/GAMConfig/gam.cfg, Section: DEFAULT, Item: oauth2_txt, Value: /Users/admin/GAMConfig/oauth2.txt, Not Found
-GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
+GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.10.8 64-bit final
 MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 x86_64
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ writes the credentials into the file oauth2.txt.
 C:\GAMADV-XTD3>del C:\GAMConfig\oauth2.txt
 C:\GAMADV-XTD3>gam version
 WARNING: Config File: C:\GAMConfig\gam.cfg, Section: DEFAULT, Item: oauth2_txt, Value: C:\GAMConfig\oauth2.txt, Not Found
-GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
+GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.12.0 64-bit final
 Windows-10-10.0.17134 AMD64
diff --git a/docs/Send-Email.md b/docs/Send-Email.md
index d737d0d4..d0f1df49 100644
--- a/docs/Send-Email.md
+++ b/docs/Send-Email.md
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ Added the option `mailbox <EmailAddress>` to `gam sendemail` to allow specifying
         (message|textmessage|htmlmessage <String>)|
         (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
         (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
-        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
-        (emlfile <FileName>)
+        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)
 ```
 ```
 <Time> ::=
diff --git a/docs/Users-Gmail-Messages-Threads.md b/docs/Users-Gmail-Messages-Threads.md
index 463ca5d6..979d7f52 100644
--- a/docs/Users-Gmail-Messages-Threads.md
+++ b/docs/Users-Gmail-Messages-Threads.md
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@
         (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
         (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
         (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
-        (emlfile <FileName>)
-```
+        (emlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]))
 ## Message queries with dates
 ```
 query <QueryGmail> [querytime<String> <Date>]*
@@ -211,8 +210,8 @@ You can have GAM do the substitutions for you with the `matchlabel <LabelName>`
 Add a draft message to a user's mailbox.
 ```
 gam <UserTypeEntity> draft message
-        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
+        <MessageContent>
         (attach <FileName> [charset <Charset>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
 ```
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ gam <UserTypeEntity> draft message
 * `file|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from `<FileName>`
 * `gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>` - Read the message from `<UserGoogleDoc>`
 * `gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>` - Read the message from the Google Cloud Storage file `<StorageBucketObjectName>`
-* `emlfile <FileName>` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message file.
+* `emlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message file. The default `chatser` is `ascii`.
 
 The `<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>` argument  requires `<Time>` values which will be converted to RFC2822 dates. If you have these headers with values that
 are not in `<Time>` format, use the argument `header <SMTPDateHeader> <String>`.
@@ -244,9 +243,9 @@ Your command line will have: `embedimage file1.jpg image1` embedimage file2.jpg
 Import a message into a user's mailbox, with standard email delivery scanning and classification similar to receiving via SMTP.
 ```
 gam <UserTypeEntity> import message
-        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         (addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
+        <MessageContent>
         (attach <FileName> [charset <Charset>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
         [deleted [<Boolean>]] [checkspam [<Boolean>]] [processforcalendar [<Boolean>]]
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ gam <UserTypeEntity> import message
 * `file|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from `<FileName>`
 * `gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>` - Read the message from `<UserGoogleDoc>`
 * `gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>` - Read the message from the Google Cloud Storage file `<StorageBucketObjectName>`
-* `emlfile <FileName>` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message.
+* `emlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message. The default `chatser` is `ascii`.
 
 When `emlfile` is not specified:
 * If `to` is not specified, it is set to the user email addresses in `<UserTypeEntity>`.
@@ -292,9 +291,9 @@ Your command line will have: `embedimage file1.jpg image1` embedimage file2.jpg
 Insert a message into a user's mailbox similar to IMAP APPEND, bypassing most scanning and classification.
 ```
 gam <UserTypeEntity> insert message
-        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         (addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
+        <MessageContent>
         (attach <FileName> [charset <Charset>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
         [deleted [<Boolean>]]
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ gam <UserTypeEntity> insert message
 * `file|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from `<FileName>`
 * `gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>` - Read the message from `<UserGoogleDoc>`
 * `gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>` - Read the message from the Google Cloud Storage file `<StorageBucketObjectName>`
-* `emlfile <FileName>` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message file.
+* `emlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>]` - Read the message from the EML message file `<FileName>`. SMTP headers specified in the command will replace those in the message file. The default `chatser` is `ascii`.
 
 When `emlfile` is not specified:
 * If `to` is not specified, it is set to the user email addresses in `<UserTypeEntity>`.
diff --git a/docs/Version-and-Help.md b/docs/Version-and-Help.md
index bbff7dec..488d6130 100644
--- a/docs/Version-and-Help.md
+++ b/docs/Version-and-Help.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Print the current version of Gam with details
 ```
 gam version
-GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
+GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.12.0 64-bit final
 MacOS Monterey 12.7 x86_64
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Time: 2023-06-02T21:10:00-07:00
 Print the current version of Gam with details and time offset information
 ```
 gam version timeoffset
-GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
+GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.12.0 64-bit final
 MacOS Monterey 12.7 x86_64
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Your system time differs from www.googleapis.com by less than 1 second
 Print the current version of Gam with extended details and SSL information
 ```
 gam version extended
-GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
+GAMADV-XTD3 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3 - pythonsource
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.12.0 64-bit final
 MacOS Monterey 12.7 x86_64
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 x86_64
 Path: /Users/Admin/bin/gamadv-xtd3
 Version Check:
   Current: 5.35.08
-   Latest: 6.67.07
+   Latest: 6.67.08
 echo $?
 1
 ```
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ echo $?
 Print the current version number without details
 ```
 gam version simple
-6.67.07
+6.67.08
 ```
 In Linux/MacOS you can do:
 ```
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ echo $VER
 Print the current version of Gam and address of this Wiki
 ```
 gam help
-GAM 6.67.07 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3
+GAM 6.67.08 - https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3
 Ross Scroggs <ross.scroggs@gmail.com>
 Python 3.12.0 64-bit final
 MacOS Monterey 12.7 x86_64
diff --git a/src/GamCommands.txt b/src/GamCommands.txt
index d3419f23..cf465a4b 100644
--- a/src/GamCommands.txt
+++ b/src/GamCommands.txt
@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@ If an item contains spaces, it should be surrounded by ".
         (message|textmessage|htmlmessage <String>)|
         (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
         (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
-        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
-        (emlfile <FileName>)
+        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)
 <MessageID> ::= <String>
 <Namespace> ::= <String>
 <NotesName> ::= notes/<String>
@@ -4412,6 +4411,12 @@ gam print schema|schemas [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
 
 # Send Email
 
+<MessageContent> ::=
+        (message|textmessage|htmlmessage <String>)|
+        (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
+        (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
+        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
+
 gam sendemail [recipient|to] <RecipientEntity>
         [from <EmailAddress>] [mailbox <EmailAddress>] [replyto <EmailAddress>]
         [cc <RecipientEntity>] [bcc <RecipientEntity>] [singlemessage]
@@ -6932,22 +6937,29 @@ gam <UserTypeEntity> print labels|label [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
         x400-trace
 <SMTPHeaderList> ::= "<SMTPDateHeader>|<SMTPHeader>(,<SMTPDateHeader>|<SMTPHeader>)*"
 
+<MessageContent> ::=
+        (message|textmessage|htmlmessage <String>)|
+        (file|textfile|htmlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
+        (gdoc|ghtml <UserGoogleDoc>)|
+        (gcsdoc|gcshtml <StorageBucketObjectName>)|
+        (emlfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])
+
 gam <UserTypeEntity> draft message
-        (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
+        (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         (attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
 gam <UserTypeEntity> import message
+        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         (addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
-        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
         [deleted [<Boolean>]] [checkspam|nevermarkspam [<Boolean>]] [processforcalendar [<Boolean>]]
 gam <UserTypeEntity> insert message
+        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
         (addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
-        <MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
         (attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
         (embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
         [deleted [<Boolean>]]
diff --git a/src/GamUpdate.txt b/src/GamUpdate.txt
index 01b32769..2dfad572 100644
--- a/src/GamUpdate.txt
+++ b/src/GamUpdate.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 Merged GAM-Team version
 
+6.67.08
+
+Added optional argument `charset <Charset>` to `emlfile <FileName>` in `gam <UserTypeEntity> draft|import|insert message`;
+the default value is `ascii`.
+
 6.67.07
 
 Updated `gam <UserTypeEntity> delete message` to handle this error:
diff --git a/src/gam/__init__.py b/src/gam/__init__.py
index 174e350c..70c4a38f 100755
--- a/src/gam/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gam/__init__.py
@@ -66261,7 +66261,8 @@ def _draftImportInsertMessage(users, operation):
       emlFile = False
     elif myarg == 'emlfile':
       filename = getString(Cmd.OB_FILE_NAME)
-      msgText = readFile(filename, encoding='ascii')
+      encoding =  getString(Cmd.OB_CHAR_SET) if checkArgumentPresent('charset') else 'ascii'
+      msgText = readFile(filename, encoding=encoding)
       emlFile = True
       internalDateSource = 'dateHeader'
     elif myarg == 'replace':
@@ -66400,17 +66401,17 @@ def _draftImportInsertMessage(users, operation):
       entityActionFailedWarning([Ent.USER, user], str(e), i, count)
 
 # gam <UserTypeEntity> draft message
-#	(<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
 #	<MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
+#	(<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
 #	(attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
 #	(embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
 def draftMessage(users):
   _draftImportInsertMessage(users, 'draft')
 
 # gam <UserTypeEntity> import message
+#	<MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
 #	(<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
 #	(addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
-#	<MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
 #	(attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
 #	(embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
 #	[deleted [<Boolean>]] [nevermarkspam [<Boolean>]] [processforcalendar [<Boolean>]]
@@ -66418,9 +66419,9 @@ def importMessage(users):
   _draftImportInsertMessage(users, 'import')
 
 # gam <UserTypeEntity> insert message
+#	<MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
 #	(<SMTPDateHeader> <Time>)* (<SMTPHeader> <String>)* (header <String> <String>)*
 #	(addlabel <LabelName>)* [labels <LabelNameList>]
-#	<MessageContent> (replace <Tag> <UserReplacement>)*
 #	(attach <FileName> [charset <CharSet>])*
 #	(embedimage <FileName> <String>)*
 #	[deleted [<Boolean>]]