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TO PRIORITY F.C.0. TELN.185 OF 23 SEPTEMBER, INFO PRIORITY TO HONG KONG (DEPT IMMIGRATION).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELNO,150: SAIGON IMMIGRATION)
25/1..
1. SCENE IS CHANGING AGAIN. VIETNAMESE SEEM TO HAVE BLOCKED
FLIGHTS UNLESS HONG KONG CAN MEET THEM ON MATTERS RAISED IN OUR
TELNO. 147 TO HONG KONG.
2. PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR WAS VERY HELPFUL. UNFORTUNATELY IT
ARRIVED AFTER MISS LUKE HAD LEFT FOR SAIGON SO MAIDEEN IS STILL
NOT AWARE. HE IS CLEARLY DISCOURAGED AND FEELS LET DOWN BY HMG. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS CONCESSION WILL NOW PERSUADE HIM TO STAY
LONGER. WE HAVE TOLD HIM OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO.144 ON STAFF AND EXPENSES (NOT TO HONG KONG) AND HE IS ASSEMBLING HIS ACCOUNTS
AND RECEIPTS.
3. I MUST MYSELF GET DOWN TO SAIGON AGAIN TO TALK TO HIM. I MAY
NOT FIND THIS EASY (MR WHITE'S PRESENCE WILL NOT HELP). MY ALIBI
WOULD BE QUESTION OF HONG KONG ENTRY VISAS AND FLIGHTS. AN EARLY
ANSWER FROM HONG KONG TO TELNO.147 IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL. ANYTHING
FURTHER YOU CAN ADD QUICKLY TO YOUR TUR WOULD ALSO HELP.
4.
IF OF COURSE SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS CONTINUES AND MAIDEEN GOES,
RESIDUAL PROBLEM FOR US WILL BE ALMOST UNMANAGEABLE.
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