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IF CONVINCED THIS WAS ONLY FOR A TEMPORARY STAY IN CHINA. (SULLIVAN PASSED THIS ON TO ZHENG YACHEN),
За WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED CASELLA, WHO PRESUMACLY WILL ARRIVE IN THE EVENING OF 14 AUGUST LOCAL TIME (UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 401). IF HE WAS WILLING AND ABLE TO TRAVEL TO SHANGHAI WE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND SOMEONE WITH HIN, BUT DOUBT THE VALUE OF THIS VALESS WE CAN GUARANTEE TO TAKE THOSE REFUGEES WADLE TO BE SETTLED ELSEWHERE. HIS REQUEST FOR SOMEONE TO CO WITH MIM WAS PRESUMABLY ON THE ASSUMPTION OF SUCH AN OFFER. IF WE CANNOT OFFER IT THE POSITION OF WHOEVER ACCOMPANIES CASELLA WILL DE RATHER ODD,
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ME STILL FEEL IT WOULD BE USEFUL, IN TERMS OF PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CHINESE TO TRY HARDER, IF THE MASTER OF THE SUDD BANK COULD BE ASKED TO RACK UP OUR REQUESTS THAT THE REFUGEES SHOULD BE LANDED QUICKLY (OUR TELNO 715). AT THE MOMENT OUR PLEAS THAT THE REFUGEES LAND TO ENABLE THE RUDD
BANK'S CREW TO GO ABOUT THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS UNHINDERED' (PARA 1 OF TUR) DO NOT FIT WELL WITH HIS APPARENT LACK OF CONCERN AT THE SITUATION.
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