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TO ROUTINE HANOI TELNO 101 OF 24 JUNE 1977.

FROM MURRAY

MY IPT.

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1. I AGREE WE MUST DO RIGHT BY MAIDEEN AND DEPARTMENT IS WRITING ABOUT HIS EXPENSES. WE SHALL ALSO DO OUR BEST IF HE NEEDS HELP IN THE FUTURE (SIMONS' LETTER OF 13 MAY, REFERS). HIS IRREGULAR POSSESSION OF A BRITISH PASSPORT WILL NOT, ALAS, ENTITLE HIM TO AUTOMATIC UK ENTRY BUT WE CAN ENSURE HE GETS AN ENTRY CERTIFICATE QUICKLY ON AN INDIAN PASSPORT. I ASSUME THERE IS NO DANGER THAT HIS PRESENT ACTIVITY WOULD CAUSE HIM TO FORFEIT INDIAN NATIONALITY: IF THERE IS WE SHOULD HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. LETTER FOLLOWS ON THIS

POINT.

2. IF, DESPITE ASSUMPTIONS IN MY IPT, MAIDEEN DECIDED TO STAY IN SAIGON WITH AN INDIAN PASSPORT, DO YOU THINK THE VIETNAMESE WOULD LET US APPOINT HIM HONORARY VICE-CONSUL? IF SO WE WOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTECT HIM IRRESPECTIVE OF NATIONALITY, AND IF HE SERVED THE REQUISITE TIME HE WOULD QUALIFY FOR BRITISH NATIONALITY AND

ENTRY INTO BRITAIN.

OWEN

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS.

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MR MURRAY.

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