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FM FCO 061239Z JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE ROME
TELEGRAM NUMBER 118 OF 6 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
YOUR TELNO 264: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. THIS ITALIAN EXPEDITION SEEMS CURIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST. BUT AS IT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED WE SEE MERIT IN THE SUGGESTION IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. HONG KONG COULD NO DOUET ASSEMBLE A GROUP OF 200 OR MORE REFUGEES. PREPARED TO GO TO ITALY, AND THE ITALIANS COULD BE ASSURED THAT THE OPERATION WOULD GENERATE A GOOD DEAL OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY.
2. THE ABOVE IS VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS. YOU SHOULD TAKE NO ACTION BEFORE HE HAS COMMENTED,
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