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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO BTC 15 OF 16 FEBRUARY 1978-
No
2 SFFS 1978
10. 51
13
MT
INFO HANOI.
w/R
YOUR TELNO 13.
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WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED MONEY REFERRED TO IN HANOI'S TELNO 17.
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, ON OTHER HAND, CONFIRM HAVING COLLECTED
US DOLLAR FUNDS ON LAST FLIGHT TO SET AGAINST VIETNAMESE ACCOUNT WITH THEM BUT ARE UNWILLING TO HAND ANY OVER TO US UNTIL THEY GET SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM VIETNAMESE THAT IT CAN BE APPLIED
TO PUCHASE OF DETECTORS.
2. IT IS PUZZLING THAT WE SHOULD BE ASKED TO PLACE ORDER WITH
COMPANY IN BRITAIN FOR SAKE OF SPEED. SURELY IT IS QUICKER
AND EASIER FOR YOU TO ORDER. WE ARE HAPPY TO BE QUOTED AS CONSIGNEE
AND TO ARRANGE COLLECTION AND ONWARD DELIVERY TO IMMIGRATION
FOR 22 FEBRUARY AND 15 MARCH FLIGHTS (1 MARCH FLIGHT CANCELLED).
GRATEFUL THEREFORE YOU ARRANGE IMMEDIATE DESPATCH OF TWO UNITS
BY AVIMO WITH OTHER THIRTEEN TO FOLLOW. PERHAPS HANOI COULD
ARRANGE FOR VIETNAMESE TO GIVE WRITTEN AUTHORITY TO IMMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT VIA 22 FEBRUARY FLIGHT TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO US. ADDITIONALLY, IF WE ARE TO ACCEPT FUNDS TO TRANSFER TO YOU OR PAY AVIMO DIRECT, GRATEFUL FOR AUTHORITY TO IGNORE IN THIS INSTANCE ADVICE GIVEN IN FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S HEAD OF POST LETTER XFA453/2
OF 1 FEBRUARY.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
MAED
[REPETITION TO HANOI REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL
DECISION, REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER FOSTS] ·
COPIES TO:
HKGD
SEAD
FINANCE D MR.BURROWS MR.MURRAY MR.WEIR
MR.FARMERY
MR.GILDEA
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