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A MEANS OF KEEPING THINGS MOVING WHILE WE WAIT TO SEE HOW THE SECOND AMNESTY MAY GO. IF YOU FEEL IT DESIRABLE, IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT THE S/S HAS ALREADY TOLD UPADIT, TO GO FURTHER YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO MENTION THE ITEMS OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN PARA
3 OF MY LETTER OF 11 OCTOBER.
5. THE ABSENCE OF DAVID LYMAN FROM BANGKOK UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER ALLOWS US TO MAKE THIS MOVE WITHOUT APPEARING TO GO BEHIND HIS BACK. WE WOULD NOT HOWEVER OBJECT TO YOUR TELLING LYMAN SENIOR IN GENERAL TERMS ABOUT WHAT IS AFOOT IF YOU CONSIDER THIS IS ESSENTIAL IN HOLDING THE LINE WITH LAWYERS AND IF CONFIDENTIALLY CAN BE ASSURED, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT MENTION THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
TALK WITH UPADIT.
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