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PRIORITY
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RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No.52
CYPHER CAT A
22 JUL1974
FM SAIGON 19085ØZ
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 197 OF 19 JULY 1974 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 96 AND HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 763:
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
LAST
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NE
REF.
(13x) (42)
1. THE FOREIGN MINISTER RETURNS THIS WEEKEND AND I HAVE ASKED TO SEE HIM ON 22 JULY. I FEAR THAT A FURTHER SESSION WITH HOAN BEFORE THEN WOULD NOT BE PARTICULARLY PROFITABLE.
2.
HEAD
MEANWHILE I SENT THE HEAD OF CHANCERY TO THE MFA TODAY WITH APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF GVN STATEMENTS AND TO INDICATE THAT I WOULD WISH TO CONSIDER WITH MR BAC PERSONALLY A TEXT FOR A FURTHER EARLY STATEMENT TO CLARIFY THE POSITION. I WILL REPORT NEXT WEEK.
3. ALL 117 PERSONS INVOLVED HAVE NOW BEEN RETURNED TO SAIGON FROM CON SON ISLAND. OUR BEST INFORMATION IS THAT IT IN UNLIKELY THE TRIAL WILL START FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.
BUSHELL
FILES
HKIOD
SEAD
M & VD
FED
PARLY UNIT
NEWS D
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/MR HATTERSLEY
FS/PUS
SIR D WATSON
MR WILFORD
MR MALE
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