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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELMO 23 OF 13 JULY
FROM DODGE
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GENEVA TELEGRAM NUMBER 17 TO YOU (FROM DORWARD, DATED 5 JUNE)
REFERS.
1.
VERHAGEN LEFT THE HAGUE IN LATE JUNE ON VACATION LEASE:
HE WILL BE BACK IN OFFICE ON AUGUST 1.
2. I DISCUSSED VERHAGEN'S ORAL INVITATION (CONVEYED BY
TIEMENSMA TO DORWARD IN GENEVA) WITH KOOPS LAST WEEK AND AGAIN
THIS MORNING IN THE LIGHT OF DORWARD'S LETTER TO ME OF 4
JULY.
3. KOOPS HAS NOW ENCOUNTERED A MAJOR DIFFICULTY IN THAT HE
HASLEARNED FROM DE SMAELE THAT THE LATTER AND OTHER BELGIAN HASLE COLLEAGUES WILL BE ON VACATION IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST
AND THEREFORE NOT AVAILABLE: THIS SEEMS TO HIM TO PRECLUDE
ANYTHING MORE THAN AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME.
4. KOOPS IS FULLY APPRECIATIVE OF CUR CWM READINESS TO DISCUSS
THE BENELUX PROBLEM AND HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS REFLECTED
ONCE AGAIN IN OUR EARLY REACTION TO VERHAGEN'S INVITATION.
HE IS NOW SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED SINCE IT SEEMS THAT THE MATTER
CANNOT REALLY BE TAKEN FURTHER IN THE ABSENCE OF VERHAGEN.
KOOPS WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE IT TO BE NOW LEFT FOR FIRMER
ARRAN CEMENTS TO BE AGREED BETWEEN VERHAGEN AND MYSELF ON THE FORMER'S
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