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JUSTICE. HE HOPES TO HAVE GOOD NEWS IN EARLY MID-NOVEMBER.
5. WE SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED IF DAVID LYMAN HAS INDICATED
PREMATURELY TO THE THAIS THAT WE ARE CONTEMPLATING DIPLOMATIC
INTERVENTION. IT ALSO STRIKES US AS WRONG TO PAINT SUCH AN
OPTIMISTIC PICTURE UNLESS THERE ARE STRONG GROUNDS FOR DOING SO. THE
MAIN EFFECT OF LYMAN'S ACTIONS ARE TO PUT PRESSURE ON US THROUGH MRS
CASTLE TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN EITHER YOU
OR WE WOULD THINK WISE.
6. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO TILLEKE AND GIBBIN
AND SEEK AN ASSURANCE THAT OUR CONFIDENCES ARE NOT BEING BETRAYED.
ALSO WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE QUOTE GOOD NEWS UNQUOTE MIGHT
BE. AS DR OWEN MAY BE SEEING MRS CASTLE IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO I
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN URGENT REPLY.
OHEN
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