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1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW TOLD US THAT HE RAISED THIS CASE VERY PRIVATELY WITH THE THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON 29 NOVEMBER. HE TOLD HIM THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT INFORMATION WE HAD RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG WHICH MIGHT HAVE SOME BEARING ON THE CASE AND THAT OUR EMBASSY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THAI OFFICIALS, DR UPADIT EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE FACT THAT DR OWEN HAD DONE ALL HE COULD. TO PREVENT THE CASE BECOMING AN ISSUE IN ANGLO-THAI RELATIONS AND SAID THAT HE WOULD QUOTE LIKE TO REMOVE THIS DIFFICULTY UNQUOTE.
2. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS WE AGREE BROADLY WITH THE LINE YOU PROPOSE TO TAKE IN SPEAKING TO THE THAIS.
3. THE PREPARATION OF THE MEMORANDUM WILL HOWEVER TAKE A LITTLE TIME. WE STILL AWAIT A REPLY FROM HONG KONG (PARA 12 OF MY LETTER OF 1 DECEMBER). THE TERMS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE CLEARED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE. IT IS HOWEVER CERTAINLY OUR INTENTION THAT IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE DEFENCE LAWYERS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME ALTHOUGH, AS YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOT NOW BE IN A POSITION TO HAND OVER THE HONG KONG MATERIAL FOR THEM TO STUDY.
MY LETTER ENVISAGED AN INTERIM STAGE WHEN WE WOULD SIMPLY GIVE THE THAIS AN INDICATION OF THE WAY OUR MINDS WERE WORKING AND SEEK TO CARRY THEM WITH US. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO US THAT IT WAS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO INVOLVE THE DEFENCE LAWYERS ON THIS POINT AND WE NOTED THAT IN YOUR TALK WITH DAVID LYMAN OF 20 NOVEMBER (YOUR TELNO 450) YOU REFRAINED (RIGHTLY IN OUR VIEW) FROM TELLING HIM OF YOUR LUNCHEON MEETING OF 20 OCTOBER. IN VIEW OF THE INEVIT- ABLE DELAY OVER SENDING YOU THE DRAFT MEMORANDUM WE STILL FEEL THAT AN APPROACH NOW ON THE LINES PROPOSED IN MY LETTER WOULD PROVIDE
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