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5. THE GERMANS HAD NO PRECISE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMISSION
TALKS WITH OTHER SUPPLIERS. THEY SAY THAT ERNST VISITED KOREA,
TAIWAN AND INDIA ON HIS WAY BACK FROM JAPAN BUT HAD GIVEN MEMBER
STATES NO ACCOUNT OF HIS TALKS ON THIS OCCASION. THE INDIANS,
LED BY LAL, ARE TO COME TO BRUSSELS FOR TALKS MEXT WEEK,
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE TO HONG KONG AND REPEAT IMMEDIATE TO UKMIS
CENEVA (FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG
PARIS ROME.
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