IMMEDIATE
parties during the launch of Asiasat.
3.
to
Grateful therefore if you would propose the MFA that we
should conclude a bilateral agreement. Since the agreement
must be in place before the earliest possible launch date on 7 April, the simplest arrangement might be a formal Exchange of
Notes between the Embassy and the MFA. MIFT contains a
suggested draft.
reactions.
Please put this to the MFA and report
4. See MIFT.
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