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CYPHER CAT/A
REGISTRY No.52
19 JUL1974
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 763 OF 19 JULY INFO
IMMEDIATE SAIGON.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 96 TO SAIGON.
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
I WELCOME THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO SAIGON. IN MAKING OUR DECISION
HERE WE WERE ALSO INFLUENCED BY ASSURANCE GIVEN TO WILFORD WHEN
SOUTH VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF
PRESIDENT THIEU (YOUR TELEGRAM NO 562 OF 13 JUNE). THIS ECHOED
STATEMENT BY SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSUL GENERAL HERE THAT THE
PRESIDENT WAS TAKING A PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE QUESTION (HONG
34) KONG TELEGRAM MO 648). H.M. AMBASSADOR SAIGON MAY WISH TO REMIND
M.F.A. OF THIS ASSURANCE IN PARTICULAR.
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PS/MR HATTERSLEY
SIR D WATSON
PS/PUS
MR WILFORD
MR MALE
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