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TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 212 OF 2 AUGUST 1974
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION IMMEDIATE TO BANGKOK AND HONG KONG
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YOUR TEL. NO. 103.
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TRIAL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS,
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THE TRIAL WILL BE IN PUBLIC, SO THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM FOR SANGUINETTI TO BE PRESENT THOUGH HE CLEARLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXCEED THE ROLE OF INTERESTED OBSERVER. I DOUBT IF HE WOULD HAVE ANY OTHER OCCASION TO SEE THE PRISONERS.
2. AS BANGKOK WILL BE AWARE, A VISITOR TO SOUTH VIETNAM WITH A BRITISH PASSPORT CAN STAY FOR UP TO A WEEK WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING ANY KIND OF VISA PROVIDED HE HAS AN ONWARD GR RETURN TICKET. THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY FOR SANGUINETTI TO ENTER. IF A VISA IS SOUGHT FOR HIM AND HIS CONNEXION WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BECOMES KNOWN TO THE VIETNAMESE EMBASSY THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS.
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WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY
THE NEWS AGENCIES HERE THAT AMNESTY ISSUED A STATEMENT IN LONDON ON 1 AUGUST TO THE EFFECT THAT 14 OF THE GROUP HAD DIED OF ILLNESS AND ILL-TREATMENT ON CON SON, AND THAT OTHERS HAD ALREADY BEEN SENT TO FRONT LINE UNITS. THESE CHARGES WERE FORMALLY DENIED BY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN THIS MORNING. BUT THE STATEMENT WILL HAVE REINFORCED THE BELIEF THAT AMNESTY IS IRREMEDIARLY BIASED AGAINST THE GVN,
3. IF NEVERTHELESS SANGUINETTI PREFERS TO APPLY FOR A VISA AND RISK A CHECK BEING MADE ON HIS CONNECTION WITH AMNESTY, HE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING HIS VISA. IN THIS CASE, 1 SHOULD NEED INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHETHER HIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE SUPPORTED HERE.
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