MY TELNO 014 TO HONG KONG (NOT TO ALL): TUNG AN.
1. TIMINGS WERE REVERSED AND BY THE TIME U.S. AMBASSADOR ME OUT I HAD TO LEAVE FOR LONG OVERDUE LUNCHEON PARSY! QUUY OWN HOUSE. HOWEVER I HAD OPPORTUNITY OF BRIEF WORD WITH MURPHY WHO TOLD ME PRESIDENT HAD AGREED AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION TO KEEP SHIP HERE FOR TIME BEING.
2. MARCOS MADE IT CLEAR HOWEVER THAT SITUATION WAS BECOMING INTOLERABLE AND SOME SOLUTION WOULD HAVE TO BE FOUND, ADDING THAT THIS WAS AN ASEAN VIEWPOINT. HE ASKED MURPHY WHETHER ASEAN COULD COUNT ON FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IF AN ISLAND SUITABLE FOR A RECEPTION CENTRE WERE FOUND BY ASEAN AND WAS GIVEN THAT ASSURANCE. 3. HEADS OF MISSION HAVE BEEN SUMMONED TO MEET FOREIGN MINISTER ON AFTERNOON OF 12 FEBRUARY TO DISCUSS THIS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF PROBLEM AND I SHOULD BE GLAD OF GUIDANCE BEFORE THAT MEETING. 4. IT STILL REMAINS IMPORTANT TO MAKE AS PROMPT A GENEROUS
A RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE ON RESETTLEMENT FROM TUNG AN IN BOTH HONG KONG AND BRITAIN.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA.
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