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INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O, BANGKOK, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
CONCLUSION OF SPECIAL FLIGHTS VIETNAM-HONG KONG.
1. WE ARE ANXIOUS, AS YOU ARE, TO WIND UP THE SPECIAL FLIGHT
PROGRAMME OF HONG KONG PEOPLE OUT OF VIETNAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. ON THE ADVICE OF MAIDEEN WE HAVE ARRANGED A FLIGHT ON 24TH MARCH, THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS FLIGHT TO CARRY ALL THE REMAINING HONG KONG PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO LEAVE VIETNAM AND, SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT, WE WOULD ENVISAGE THIS AS THE FINAL FLIGHT.
3. MAIDEEN HAS AGREED TO SET UP MACHINERY DURING MARCH FOR AIR FRANCE PASSAGES AFTER 24TH MARCH FOR ANY STRAGGLERS AFTER HE LEAVES VIETNAM.
4. WE INTEND TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE AT THE TIME OF THE LAST FLIGHT. A DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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