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FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 362
OF 140215Z JULY 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA WASHINGTON
YOUR 1505 AND 1506
1.
PROPOSED LINE TO TAKE WITH MEDIA IS OF COURSE VERY DETAILED BUT THIS I AM SURE CAN NOT BE AVOIDED. ANY JOURNALIST WHO KNOWS THE SUBJECT WILL INSTANTLY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.
I DOUBT THAT VIETNAMESE WILL LIKE IT BUT WE SHALL HAVE TO CONVINCE THEM OF INEVITABILITY OF PUBLICITY. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS TO SOME EXTENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO BUT WITHOUT AT THIS STAGE GOING INTO DETAIL OF OUR LINE TO TAKE.
2.YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED TWO OR THREE TELEPHONE CALLS FROM SOME JOURNALIST IN HONG KONG. FORTUNATELY THE LINE WAS TOO BAD TO HEAR MUCH AND I DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY COMMENT AT ALL. APART FROM
THIS ALL HAS SO FAR BEEN QUIET.
3.
PARA 6 OF FIRST TUR: I AM GLAD THAT WE AGREE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE EXACT TERMS OF THE AGREED MINUTE RIGHT AND IF NECESSARY ACCEPT A DELAY OF A FEW DAYS. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN INVITED TO CONTINUE OUR NEGOTIATIONS AND I MUST WAIT FOR THE VIETNAMESE TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE. AT SOME STAGE DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY I SHALL TELL THEM THAT WE CAN NOT MEET THE 17 JULY DEADLINE.
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