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AS POSSIBLY HASTENING THEIR APPROVAL OF FLIGHTS AND GRANT OF
OF EXIT PERMITS.
IT WOULD ALSO GIVE MAIDEEN SUFFICIENT
THE AND. WARNING TO PREPARE THE WINDING UP OF HIS OFFICE AND
THE AFFAIRS OF HIS STAFF (SOME OF WHOM ALSO WILL WISH TO LEAVE). THESE THINGS TAKE TOO MUCH TIME HERE FOR US TO LEAVE EVERYTHING
TO THE LAST MINUTE.
3. SUBJECT AGAIN TO MAIDEENS VIEWS OUR PREVIOUS IDEA OF
GETTING HIM OUT ON FALSE PRETENCES WOULD NOT ONLY COMPLICATE
THE BUSINESS OF WINDING UP THE OFFICE BUT WOULD ALSO LEAVE
A LEGACY OF RESENTMENT WHICH WOULD NOT HELP OUR SUBSEQUENT
RELATIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE ON THIS MATTER AND LEAVE SOME
LOCAL STAFF STRANDED.
(68)
66)
4.
THIS UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY AND. SATISFACTORY
REPLIES TO MY TELEGRAMS NO 172 (STAFF) AND 17
173.
AND 173. HOPEFULLY
OUR NEXT CONTACT WITH MAIDEEN IN SAIGON WILL BE ON 23 AND
AND 30 SEPT THOUGH NOTHING IS YET FIRM
TESH
FILES
SEAD
PSD
HK & GD
NTD
MVD
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
PS/PUS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR FORSTER
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