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INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, WAS
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PRIORITY CANBERRA, OTTAWA AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
SAVING TO HANOI,
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MY TELNO @63 AND HONG KONG TELNO 019: TUNG NAROQ
1. ROMULO WAS A LITTLE EXCITED, AND THOUGH I GAINED IMPRESSION THAT TUNG AN WAS TO BE EXPELLED TODAY MY AMERICAN COLLEAGUE BELIEVES WE STILL HAVE ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO DAYS GRACE: UNHCR HOLDS
SAME OPINION,
2. MURPHY CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TRY AND DISSUADE FILIPINOS FROM SENDING VESSEL TO HONG KONG. HE HAS APPOINTMENT TOMORROW AND THOUGH HE DID NOT MAKE IT EXPLICIT 1 ASSUME THIS TO BE WITH MARCOS. MURPHY HAS ALREADY TACKLED ROMULO AND RECEIVED SAME DUSTY ANSWER AS ME. WE 8TH ASSUME ROMULO HAS INSTRUCTIONS
WHICH GIVE HIM NO LEEWAY.
3. 1 MAY MYSELF SEE MARCOS TOMORROW, PROBABLY AFTER MURPHY, WITH LORD JELLICOE OF TATE AND LYLE. I AM ASKING MURPHY TO ADVISE ME IF IT MIGHT HELP WERE I THEN TO REINFORCE ANY REPRESENTATIONS HE MAY MAKE. COULD HE SAY IT WOULD I ASSUME YOU WOULD WISH ME.
TO DO SO.
4. MEANWHILE I AM PUTTING GIST OF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF HONG KONG TTUR INTO LETTER TO ROMULO WHICH WILL BE
DELIVERED TODAY (COPY BY BAG, NOT TO ALL). I SHALL INFORM MURPHY
OF ITS CONTENTS.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI.
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