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R. J. Rudy and R. W. Russell, Aerospace Corporation; and M. Sitko, Space Science Institute, report 0.8- to 5.5-micron spectroscopy of V5588 Sgr on Apr. 28 UT using the SpeX instrument on the Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). As noted by Arai et al. (IAUC 9203), V5588 Sgr is an "Fe II"-type nova. The IRTF data show both the 1- and 1.6-micron Fe II features. The H I lines now display two distinct emission components: the narrow component with FWHM = 900 km/s (reported by Arai et al.) and a broad, flat- topped component with a FWZI = 3700 km/s. The He I line profiles, unlike those of H I, are comprised almost entirely of the broad component. The spectrum also shows strong neutral lines of nitrogen but not of carbon. The Ca II infrared triplet is present. The reddening, as derived from the O I lines, is E(B-V) = 1.2 ± 0.15. There is no evidence yet for dust formation.