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2. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS FROM HONG KONG, PLEASE PUT THE ABOVE TO
BAC, YOU SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO EMBARRASS
HIM OR THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT, BUT PARLIAMENTARY HITEREST
HERE HAS FOCUSSED CLOSELY ON THE NATURE OF THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY
THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE, THERE IS NO HARM IN ACKNOWLEDGING THESE
ASSURANCES SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND WILL OF COURSE BE CARRIED
OUT. THEY WILL PUT WORLD OPINION ON THE SIDE OF THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE
GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ASSURANCES ARE SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN
CARRIED INTO EFFECT.
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