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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 540 OF 14 JULY 1977
PERSONAL FOR RICHARDSON, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL BRANCH, FROM STEWART, HKGD.
1. AS YOU MAY KNOW, SAM MAIDEEN ARRIVES HONG KONG ON 15 JULY FOR DISCUSSION ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH FURTHER FLIGHTS FROM VIETNAM BY HONG KONG BELONGERS.
2. WE ARE GREATLY BEHOLDEN TO HIM FOR HIS CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS ON HMG'S BEHALF, ACTING AS OUR NON-OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN SAIGON. BUT HE SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED ANY CUSTOMS OR OTHER PRIVILEGES WHICH WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE GRANTED TO VISITORS.
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