DIB
347
IMMEDIATE
кодел
MAH/FCO 21/38
00 HONG KONG DESKBY 090033Z
00 FCO DESKBY 081633Z
GRS 198
RESTRICTED
DESKBY 993333Z
DESKBY @81630Z
FM MANILA 0813207 FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 014 OF 8 FEBRUARY
AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO
FOR POLAD
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HKK
12
243/1
No 1 Joto Id भिजा ठ
1. MANILA T.V. NEWS THIS EVENING REPORTS QUOTE OFFICIAL STATEMENT UNQUOTE IN HONG HONG TO EFFECT THAT PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT WILL BE CONTRAVENING INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS IF IT FORCES TUNG AN TO SEA WITHOUT PAPERS AND DE-REGESTERED SEMI-COLON THAT IT WILL CONSEQUENTLY BE FOR CONSIDERATION WHETHER FIRST PORT OF CALL PRINCIPLE CAN APPLY IN THIS INSTANCE.
2.THOUGH THIS IS NOT PRECISELY POSITION WE WERE TOLD WOULD NOT AT PRESENT BE MADE PUBLIC AN ASSURANCE WHICH I INCLUDED IN MY LETTER TO ROMULO IT IS CLOSE ENOUGH GREATLY TO COMPLICATE ANY DISCUSSION I MAY HAVE WITH MARCOS TOMORROW. ANY HELPFUL GLOSS YOU CAN PUT ON IT BEFORE THEN WOULD BE WELCOME.
3. IT TURNS OUT THAT LORD JELLICOE AND I ARE DOWN TO SEE MARCOS IMMEDIEATELY BEFORE MY AMERICAN COLLEAGUE TOMORROW, AT 1145 LOCAL TIME. MURPHY THINKS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF I MENTIONED MATTER TO PRESIDENT AND I SHALL DO SO UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE. FCO PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG
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