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REGISTRY NO.55;

25 AUGMA

5

1974

TO FLASH BANGKOK TELNO 45 OF 5 AUGUST,/INFO TO IMMEDIATE

HONG KONG AND FCO.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 12: TRIAL OF ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS.

NEXT

LAST REF.

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1. THIS IS NOT A MATTER ON WHICH WE CAN EASILY OFFER

ADVICE, NOR PERHAPS WOULD WE BE WISE TO DO SO. I AM NOT CLEAR THAT THIS EMBASSY SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS VISIT, SINCE I HAVE NO INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPPORT SANGUINETTI 'S

WISH TO SEE THE PRISONERS, NOR WOULD HE SEEM EVEN OF

STATUS TO JUSTIFY PROVISION OF OFFICIAL HELP FOR SUCH AN

OPERATION SUCH AS INTERPRETER.

ON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT HE WILL HAVE TO INDICATE THE BROAD REASON FOR HIS VISIT 1.E, TOURISM, BUSINESS, ETC.

I WILL GLADLY HELP HIM WITH NORMAL FACILITIES AT AIRPORT

(FCO TEL NO 103 ) WHEN HE HAS PASSED IMMIGRATION BUT

UNLESS FCO DIRECTS OTHERWISE I DO NOT PROPOSE TO ARGUE

ON HIS BEHALF IF HE STATES THAT HIS BUSINESS IS TO

INTERVIEW THE PRISONERS AND HE IS THEN REFUSED ENTRY.

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