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PRIORITY

GR 70

HKK 243/1.

RECEIVED IN KROMIRY NO. 51 28 FEB 1973

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

EN CLAIR

No

FM

F CO

241820Z

PA

JActio: T

M.T

15

seel16

UNCLASSIFIED

TO PRIORITY HANOI TELNO 26 OF 24 FEB

AND TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, IMMIG HONG KONG.

YOUR TELNO 35. DETECTORS,

WE HAVE SPOKEN TO AVIMO. ALL DETECTORS ARE NOW AVAILABLE BUT

*

AVIMO CANNOT DESPATCH WITHOUT AN ORDER.

AVIMO SAY THEY TELEXED BTC ON 21 FEBRUARY REQUESTING

AN ORDER AND HAVE ALSO SPOKEN ON THE TELEPHONE TO

ONG

MR MORRISON. THEY ARE AWAITING A REPLY. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG

WILL TELEX AN ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OWEN

FILES MAED

HK & GD

SEAD

MR BURROWS

MR MURRAY

MR WEIR

COPIES TO

MR FARMERY

(VICTORIA STREET)

MR GILDEA

COT

DOT

(SHELL MEX)