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I had Mr Sanguinetti of Amnesty International for one-and-a-quarter hours this afternoon. Ie has a certain Latin volubility and charm. But for a lawyer, at one time a judge according to his own account, he is amazingly woolly and waffley.
He also has a marked distaste for being pinned down by facts. I noticed that when I offered him the text of the telegram sent by Mr Nha to Amnesty International commenting on their allegations of death and maltreatment at Con Son island, Sanguinetti did not bother to read it.
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2. The best things about him are his undoubted humanitarian feelings and the frankness of his opening activities here. As we know, he marked his immigration card at the airport as having come on "other" business. His first action has been to call on the Ministry of Information whero he 100% with them:
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a note of his credentials as representing Amnesty International;
b. a letter (which I did not sec) stating that Amnesty International wished him to interview the prisoners.
From what he said I think this letter must have been linked to stories of ill-treatment or Con un island. According to Mr Sanguinetti the official who received him at the Ministry of Information ban promised to get in touch with the Saigon Contin whose care the prisoners now are and has ed him that he should be able to see some of However, Mr Sanguinetti will only believe 801- when it occurs.
3. Mr Sanguinetti's second action has b
in touch with International Social Servien whom he is dining tonight. He claims the Carpene has evidence of the 118 having boca berbon up at some stage. He also indicated at our nomul that they had the addresses of some of the who have been conditionally released.
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4. Mr Sanguinetti's original directive fee i International required him to attempt to with C Son island where it was believed that the priso.1° were still held, apart from those released or
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