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to give clearance to the orchestra to enter/Hong!
Kong.
3.
Parrott is naturally very concerned, particularly
as he has been allowed to go so far down the
(presumably at some expense).
road with this exercise He is prepared to fly road
if it would help
to Hong Kong at once "He admits that most of the
members of the orchestra still technically have
Hungarian or Rumanian nationality but claims that
―
all but one whom he could replace have West
German or Austrian travel documents and permission
to re-enter West Germany.
4.
Grateful for comments and a line to take with
Parrott. It does seem surprising, if Parrott's
story is accurate, that no one considered the
visa question sooner.
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