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TELEGRAM NUMBER 978 OF 9 FEBRUARY ; UMMER GENE MWA
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INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KOGNG, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTO
ROUTINE CANBERRA, OTTAWA AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, SAVING TO HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA,
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MY TELNO Ø14 TO HONG KONG (NOT TO ALL): TUNGAN.
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1. TIMINGS WERE REVERSED AND BY THE TIME U.S. AMBASSADOR CAME 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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