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TELNO 217 15 JULY, 1968
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ADDSD TO F O TELNO 217. OF 15 JULY RFI TO BUCHAREST,
+
PRAGUE, MOSCOW, SOFIA, WARSAW AND SAVING TO WASHINGTON
666
YOUR TELNO 334 TO BUCHAREST
THE HUNGARIANS HAVE ALSO SUFFERED UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES
( PEKING TELNO 130 OF 31 JANUARY 1967 ) AND
WOULD PROBABLY SYMPATHISE UNCFFICIALLY. BUT I DOUBT
IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO INTERCEDE WITH THE CHINESE
ON BEHALF OF A CAPITALIST COUNTRY OR TO ACT WITHOUT RUSSIAN
CONCURRENCE
2. ON THE WHOLE I DO NOT THINK THEREFORE THAT AN APPROACH
WOULD SUCCEED, ALTHOUGH MIGHT POSSIBLY BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF
IT WERE A CONCERTED ONE IN ALL EAST EUROPEAN POSTS
F C PASS
BUCHAREST, PRACOE, MOSCOW, SOFYA, WALSAW,
&
AND SAVING TO WASHINGTON
MR.THOM
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