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INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON (STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER)
STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY, PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD, PS/PUS, SIR JOHN COLES, MR BEAMISH, HD, WIAD
FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY
1. DURING HIS MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER LATE ON 22 MAY, BAKER ASKED PRIVATELY WHETHER THE AMERICANS COULD BUILD A SCREENING CENTRE FOR HAITIAN REFUGEES ON THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. GUANTANAMO WAS OVERWHELMED, SO THE NEED WAS URGENT. THE PRIME MINISTER UNDERTOOK TO LOOK INTO THE QUESTION.
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NO 10 NEED URGENT ADVICE, WHICH THE FOREIGN SECRETARY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE, IN MEXICO. HE ECHOES THE SENSE OF THE NO 10 LETTER FROM WALL: BAKER MADE CLEAR THAT THE ISSUE IS URGENT AND SECRET, AND IMPORTANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
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