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Sent 19th May, 1967
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by Savingram
My immediately preceding telegram.
"I would like to issue the strongest appeal to all parties to come forward and talk. My wish is that we should be able to fulfil the United Nations resolutions, for example, those relating to the state of emergency and the release of detainees, just as soon as circumstances are favourable, so that the people of the country may live in peace once more. But we still have responsibility and if we are to make this gesture, which would be an act of faith, we need at least some indication from those who at present feel they have to use violence that they will reciprocate.
I should like to say again that if repres- entatives of political groups are prepared to come forward, we shall wholeheartedly welcome this cooper- ation in our efforts to bring South Arabia to peaceful and prosperous independence.
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