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2. MAIDEEN HAS ALREADY BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF STRAIN, THE EVACUATION IS GOING MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN WE HOPED. WE ARE
IN FACT HEADING FOR A THOROUGHLY MESSY SITUATION UNLESS DECISIONS CAN BE TAKEN SOON AND THE SUFFERERS WILL BE THE HONG DEPENDANTS IN SAIGON AND MAIDEEN. I HAVE VERY LITTLE HOPE OF CONTINUING THE EVACUATION WITHOUT HIM EXCEPT AT A VERY SLOW RATE INDEED, BY VISITS FROM HANOI. ALL HAS BEEN SAID IN
MY REPORT TO D F MURRAY OF 16 JUNE NEARLY THREE MONTHS AGO.
6. ONE POSSIBILITY IS TO NOTIFY THE VIETNAMESE (AS THE FRENCH HAVE DONE) THAT WE WILL TERMINATE OUR FLIGHTS (BY SAY, END NOVEMBER AND THAT MAIDEEN WILL THEN LEAVE) IN
THE HOPE THAT THIS WILL STIR THEM INTO QUICKER ACTION.
FCO PASS HONG KONG
TESH
FILES
SEAD
PSD
HREGD
REPEATED AS REQUESTED
NTD
MVD
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBÊRIS
PS/AUS
MR CORTAZZI
MR
MURRAY
MR
KEEBLE
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