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4. WE KNOW THAT THE RED CROSS ARE DEALING WITH THE TAIWANESE PROBLEM BUT CONSIDER THAT IF SOME GESTURE OF GOODWILL COULD GET THE FLIGHTS MOVING AGAIN IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE SHALL NEED MAXIMUM GOODWILL OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OVER THE REMOVAL OF MAIDEEN AND THE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SAIGON OPERATION

5. IT IS I HOPE NOT SIGNIFICANT THAT THE REQUEST WAS MADE AFTER WE HAD DISCUSSED MR WHITE, THE ''PRISONER OF SAIGON'' AND MY REQUEST FOR HIS RELEASE.

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