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TELEGRAM NUMBER 225
CONFIDENTIAL.
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TO FOREIGN OFFICE
3 JULY 1968
YOUR TELNO 358 OF 1 JULY TO BERNE. VISA FOR SIR D. HOPSON.
THE MOROCCANS WERE MOST HELPFUL TO US AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK ON THE PEKING CHANCERY AND 1 WOULD EXPECT THEM TO BE WILLING
TO HELP AGAIN THE MORE SO BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN POOR RELATIONS
WITH THE CHINESE MISSION HERE. THIS NOW HAS ONLY A SKELETON STAFF
AND THEY MAY PREFER TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS IN PEKING, IT WOULD
BE EASIER FOR THEM TO ACT IF THE FACT THAT THEY HAD BEEN ASKED
TO DO SO WERE NOT REPEAT NOT PUBLICISED.
2. THE MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT HAVE RECENTLY ACCEDED TO THE VIENNA
CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. THOUGH THIS DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY COVER THE PRESENT CASE SOME PLAY MIGHT BE MADE HERE, AND PERHAPS IN THE CAPITALS OF OTHER SIGNATORIES, WITH ARTICLES 26, 29 AND 44.
3. F O PLEASE REPEAT AS NECESSARY.
MR.
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