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5. THE FRENCH ARE UNLIKELY TO CHANGE THEIR POSITION. WHILE
DR STUMPF'S PRESS CONFERENCE MAY NOT HAVE HELPED HIS CASE,
# DOUBT IF IT HAS FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERED THE FRENCH ATTITUDE.
THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT TRY TO STOP HIM GOING TO GUIANA
DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THEY THOUGHT HIS MISSION HAD
A CHANCE OF SUCCESS. IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT THEY WERE CERTAIN
THE LOCAL REACTION WOULD BE HOSTILE. STUMPF'S CLAIM THAT THE
REACTION WAS SYMPATHETIC SEEMS TO HAVE CONVINCED THEM NOW THAT
A HE HAS WILFULLY MISREPRESENTED WHAT HE WAS TOLD BY THE UUTHORT ITIES IN GUIANA.
6.1 HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT HM HIGH COMMISSIONER IN GEORGETOWN
WILL BE VISITING FRENCH GUIANA AT THE END OF FEBRUARY (GEORGETOWN TEL NO 1 TO PARIS - NOT TO OTHERS). IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF HE
COULD GAIN AN IMPRESSION OF LOCAL OPINION TO GAUGE HOW MUCH
OR HOW LITTLE TRUTH THERE IS IN STUMPF'S CLAIMS ALTHOUGH HE
WOULD HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GIVE THE AUTHORITIES THE
IMPRESSION HE IS CHECKING UP ON THEM. YOU WILL NO DOUBT PROVIDE
HIM WITH FULLER BACKGROUND IF YOU AGREE.
FRETWELL
SEAD, WIA? no
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