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-9 AUG 1974
AKKH/S
TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 219 OF 9 AUGUST 1974
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION PRIORITY TO HONG KONG
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BANGKOK TELEGRAM TO ME NO 14: TRIAL OF ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS,
1.
SANGUINETTI IS NOW IN SAIGON AND CALLED ON ME YESTERDAY.
NOTE OF THIS CONVERSATION FOLLOWS BY BAG. ESSENTIAL POINTS
ARE THAT HE HAS CALLED ON THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND
OPENLY DECLARED HIS POSITION AND HIS MISSION, IE TO TRY TO
VISIT SOME OF THE PRISONERS. ACCORDING TO HIS OWN ACCOUNT
THE MINISTRY REACTED FAVOURABLY, BUT WE WILL SEE. HE IS ALSO
TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF A VISIT TO CON SON ISLAND UNDER
MINISTRY AUSPICES. HIS ONLY CONTACT HERE APPEARS TO BE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES.
2.
SANGUINETTI PLANS TO LEAVE ON 10 AUGUST FOR LONDON VIA
BANGKOK, WHERE HE WILL REPORT TO AMNESTY HEADQUARTERS. HE IS
THEN GOING ON TWO MONTHS' HOLIDAY. HE HAS SOUGHT ONLY THE
MINIMUM OF ASSISTANCE FROM US AND IN PARTICULAR HAS MADE
HIS OWN ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN INTERPRETER. WE HOPE TO GET \
SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS ACTIVITIES BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE.
3. FROM A RECENT CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE DEFENCE LAWYERS
I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE TRIAL MAY WELL NOT START UNTIL
SEPTEMBER.
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