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YOUR TELNO 397: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
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GIVEN THAT 14 DECEMBER IS THE LIKELY DATE FOR YOUR FIRST BILATERAL MEETING WITH BAKER AT THE NAC I VERY MUCH HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ACT ON 12 OR 13 DECEMBER. I ALSO HOPE WE SHALL
BE ABLE TO GIVE THE AMERICANS AT LEAST 24 HOURS ADVANCE WARNING. IT WOULD BE A PITY IF THE 14 DECEMBER BILATERAL STARTED WITH REPROACHES WE HAD TAKEN THEM BY SURPRISE.
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