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THE FRENCH ARE CONSIDERING.
24 SEPTEMBER.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEIR NEW AMBASSADOR ARRIVES ONLY ON 20 SEPTEMBER AND THEY MAY BE RELUCTANT TO MAKE DECISIONS UNTIL HE COMES.
IF THE FRENCH DECLINE TO SHARE THE PARTY, HMA WILL DEFINITELY GIVE A PARTY AT NOON. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN EITHER CASE IF GEC (AND THE BRITISH BANKS) COULD INDICATE URGENTLY BY TELEX WHICH PEOPLE THEY WOULD WISH TO BE INVITED (THE CAST HAS CHANGED SINCE JANUARY).
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