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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 267 OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1974

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 128: ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS.

RECEIVED REGISTRY N-52 20 SEP 1974

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1. THE FOREIGN MINISTER HAVING PLEADED PRIORITY FOR GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR BANGKOK AND NEW YORK TODAY, I WAS ONLY ABLE YESTERDAY TO SEE THE VICE MINISTER, HOÀNG LATTER TOOK NOTE OF MY STATEMENT AND UNDERTOOK TO DISCUSS WITH MR BAC, WHOM HE IS ACCOMPANYING ON THE BANGKOK SECTION OF THE TOUR. HE COULD NOT PROMISE ANY REACTION UNTIL HE RETURNED ON

23 SEPTEMBER. LETTER FOLLOWS.

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