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TO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA TELNO 495 OF 3 AUGUST. 1973.

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QUOTE 1 SYMPATHIZE WITH THE DIFFICULT POSITION IN WHICH YOU FIND YOURSELF. I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO ARRANGE FOR YOU AND HADDON-CAVE TO HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION WITH A TREASURY MINISTER MEXT WEEK, I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THIS DISCUSSION GOES WELL, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THINGS GO. UNQUOTE.

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