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4. I SEE NO MILEAGE IN SUGGESTING THAT HONG KONG OFFICERS SHOULD FLY TO SAIGON EACH TIME ON INCOMING AIRCRAFT, OR ANY SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT. THIS WOULD NOT SOLVE WORK LOAD PROGRAMME OR ALLOW US TO FREE MAIDEEN. NOR WOULD IT SEEM TO SERVE HONG KONG INTERESTS.
5. I HOPE WE CAN BE WELL ON THE WAY TO SORTING ALL THIS OUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE HANOI IN MID-JULY. IF GOVERNOR HONG KONG AGREES, YOU COULD TACKLE VIETNAMESE IMMEDIATELY IN WHATEVER WAY YOUR LOCAL KNOWLEDGE SUGGESTS IS BEST. AIM WOULD BE TO GET HONG KONG OFFICERS INTO POSITION BY SEPTEMBER AT LATEST. 6. ON MAIDEEN'S PERSONAL POSITION SEE MIFT (NOT REPEATED).
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MR CORTAZZI.
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