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CONFIDENTIAL.
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 964 OF 29 SEPTEMBER INFO PRIORITY HANOI, ROUTINE VIENTIANE (PLEASE PASS CONFIRMATION COPY SAVING TO
HANOI).
MY TELEGRAM NO. 26 TO SINGAPORE: PRG DELEGATION.
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TWO-MAN PRG DELEGATION HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG SINCE 25 SEPTEMBER AND PLAN TO LEAVE ON 1 OCTOBER FOR SAIGON, THEY CALLED ON POLITICAL ADVISER ON 29 SEPTEMBER FOR DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING HONG KONG/PRG TRADE RELATIONS, AIR COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING OVERFLYING RIGHTS, THE BOEING 707, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND HONG KONG
RESIDENTS UNABLE TO LEAVE SAIGON.
2. FAMILIAR GROUND WAS COVERED BUT THREE NEW POINTS EMERGED:
(A) VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. PRG SIDE SAID THAT 15 REFUGEES (NOT FROM OUR CAMPS) HAD ALREADY RETURNED FROM HONG KONG TO DANANG VIA THE 'GOLDEN STAR' SHIPPING COMPANY. THERE WAS NO REASON WHY OTHERS WISHING TO RETURN TO VIETNAM COULD NOT DO SO BY THE SAME ROUTE. PREFERRED METHOD OF CLEARING CASES WITH SAIGON WOULD BE THROUGH PHAM IN DRY TRADE MISSION HOUSED IN THE BANK OF CHINA. (COMMENT: POLITICAL ADVISER DID NOT MENTION SUGGESTION IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF HANOI TELNO. 30 ABOUT PROVIDING LIST OF NAMES AND PASSPORT DETAILS TO SAIGON VIA HM EMBASSY, HANOI BUT WE COULD REINSURE IN THIS WAY IF NECESSARY.) PRG DELEGATION STRESSED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR CASES TO BE PROCESSED.
(B) AIR TRAFFIC AND OVERFLYING. PRG DELEGATION SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION AND BCARFE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS WAS ACCORDINGLY FIXED. RESULT WILL BE REPORTED
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