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TO IMEDIATE HONG KONG TELHO 574 OF 23 JULY AND TO PRIORITY TOKYO, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, RANGOON, ROUTINE PEKING AND KUALA LUMPUR INFO SAVING HANOI,

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1. WE NOTE FROM PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELEGRA UNDER REFERENCE THAT YOU WILL BE TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE 'AVA?? IS PROVIDED

WITH SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES OF FOOD ETC FOR THE JOURNEY TO YOKOHAMA,

MINISTERS CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS

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AND YOU WILL, NO DOUBT, WISH TO BE FULLY SATISFIED THAT THE AVA?* IS PROPERLY SUPPLIED FOR THE JOURNEY TO YOKOHAMA,

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VE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE REFUGEES

MAY EVENTUALLY END UP BACK IN VIETNAM (THE LAST SENTENCE OF

PARAGRAPH 2 OF RANCOON TELO 118 IS WORRYING IN THIS RESPECT). PLEASE, THEREFORE, TRY TO FIND OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT THE MASTER OF THE AVA** INTENDS TO DO ON ARRIVAL IN YOKOHAMA. HOW

LONG DOES HE EXPECT THE JOURNEY TO TAKE?

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