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FM HANOI 013327Z
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CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE
как
ADVANCE COPY
PS/LORD Gonomwy-Roderos
his CORIATZI
con мы можему
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на
ريست
79)
HD
51
1 JUL 1977
NICC 243/332
(هند)
REF.
G3
80)
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 145 OF 1 JULY AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HONG KONG TEL TO YU 642
1. I DOUBT IF SRV APPRECIATE CONSTITUTIONAL NICETIES.
I HAVE INSISTED ON HMG AUTHORITY BY HAVING EMBASSY OFFICER
PRESENT WHENEVER POSSIBLE. WEEKLY FLIGHTS ARE A STRAIN.
I SHALL APPOINT RICHARDSON VICE CONSUL MY WIFE (LOCALLY ENGAGED AND HONORARY IF YOU WISH).
2. I CAN TRY ON THE FLOATER IDEA (NO NEED TO COMMIT YOU).
BUT THE FRENCH PRESENCE IS NOT A HELPFUL PRECEDENT. THEY
STAYED ON IN 1975. SRV DO NOT WANT EXPOSE THEMSELVES
TO RUSSIAN AND THEREFORE CHINESE REQUESTS FOR POSTS.
3. PARA OF TUR. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION OF HOSTAGES, MAIDEEN HAS BEEN ONE FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO OFFICIAL STATUS
TO PROTECT HIM. 'PRESSURES, CAN BE REFERRED TO ME AND
HONG KONG,
4. TIME IS GETTING SHORT. I WANT TO GET SRV THINKING NOW
(MY TEL 139). IF PARA OF TUR MEANS HONG KONG DO
NOT WISH TO SEE MAIDEEN THIS MONTH THEN SEPTEMBER WILL BE TOO LATE (PARA 4 OF TUR) AND INDEED HE MAY TAKE IT AS
LAST STRAW AND PULL BUT ANYWAY.
5. PARA 5 OF TUR. I HAD ALREADY THOUGHT OF THIS. BUT
TO PLAY THE CARD I MUST HOLD IT, SO I HOPE YOU CAN AGREE
WITH HONG KONG.
6. PLEASE MAY I NOW HAVE URGENT APPROVAL (A). TO MY APPROACHING SRV WITHIN LIMITS OF ABOVE AND (B) TO MAIDEENS VISITING HONG KONG AS PROPOSED AT OFFICIAL EXPENSE. HIS ADVICE
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