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URGENTLY THAT THERE IS NO TRUTH IN IT. WE STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT
AMNESTY WERE GIVEN STORY BY THE SAME LOCAL SOURCES IN HONG KONG'' (AND PROBABLY NOT BY SAIGON) AND WE BELIEVE THAT AMNESTY SUPPORTERS HERE E.G. SANGUINETTI, WILL SEEK TO GIVE TELEGRAM MAXIMUM PUBLICITY LOCALLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
3. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF WE COULD PUT THE RECORD FIRMLY STRAIGHT THIS EVENING, IN ANSWER TO EXPECTED FLOOD OF PRESS QUERIES.
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