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FOR COPY
1974
TO PRIORITY SAIGON TELEGRAM NUMBER 18 OF 17 JULY/INFO F C 0.
RECEIVED IN
SAIGON TELEGRAM NO 24 OF 16 JULY. REGISTRY No.52
FOLLOWING FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.
REPATRIATED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
18 JUL1974
[PICICN/T
(116) (120)
RVN CONSUL-GENERAL HAS GIVEN US FULL TEXT OF STATEMENTS MADE BY GENERAL BINH TO THE PRESS ON 13 JULY. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT BY BAG TO YOU AND LONDON, ACCORDING TO THIS TEXT, BINH IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD AFTER HIS STATEMENT ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CASE SAID QUOTE I HAVE NOT HEARD OF COMMITMENT. BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RVN TO ANYTHING SPECIAL WITH ANY GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RVN ONLY ASSURES THAT THE SAID 118 PERSONS WILL GET A FAIR TRIAL ACCORDING TO
THE LAWS OF THE NATION.
THE REMOVAL OF THE SAID 118 PERSONS TO CON SON AIMS ONLY AT AVOIDING INTERFERENCES BY THEIR RELATIVES, AND FACILITATING THE INVESTIGATIONS TO DISCOVER THE SOURCES OF THE SMUGGLING RACKET WHICH ORGANIZES THE SMUGGLING OUT OF THOSE PERSONS TO HONG KONG, ALSO, CON SON IS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CIVILIAN COURT OF SAIGON. SO THERE IS NOTHING IRREGULAR,
AS REGARD TO THE CASE OF 118 ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS, THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CLEAR, IT IS TO SHOW THE SPIRIT OF UPHOLDING THE NATIONAL LAWS AND THE DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERN- MENT TO ERADICATE THE SOCIAL CORRUPTIONS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF SOCIAL PURIFICATION, PROCLAIMED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC. UNQUOTE.
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