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CONFIDENTAL
FM HANOI 30053OZ MAY 79
TO IMMEDIATE HON KONG (GOVERNOR)
TELNO 28 OF 30 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
MAIDEEN
Hkk 24.31
RECEIVED CANCER
31 MAY 190
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1. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS FOLLOWING TO H M A HANO1.
WHO IS STAYING WITH GOVERNOR..
2. I WAS SUMMONED TO MFA TODAY TO SEE NGUGEN CONG KHANH, FROM CONSULAR DEPARTMENT. HE INFORMED ME THAT AS MAIDEENS WORK IN HO CHI MINH CITY WAS FINISHED HE SHOULD LEAVE VIETNAM FOR GOOD OR SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO DEADLINE WAS GIVEN. HOWEVER. IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT IF MAIDEEN DEPARTED ON LEAVE ON 31 MAY AS PLANNED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN. ALTERNATIVELY HE COULD CANCEL HIS HOLIDAY AND DEPART FOR GOOD IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS TIME.
3.
MAIDEEN HAD WARNED ME (EY TELEPHONE 10 MINUTES
BEFORE I LEFT FOR MFA) THAT THIS WAS IN THE WIND. HE
SAID THAT HE WISHED IF POSSIBLE TO TAKE LEAVE AS PLANNED,
AND TO THEN RETURN TO HO CHI MINH CITY FOR ABOUT A FORTNIGHT
BEFORE DEPARTING FOR GOOD.
4. I PROPOSED THIS TO KHANH. HE RESISTED AT FIRST BUT
EVENTUALLY AGREED TO PUT IT TO HIS SUPERIORS. 15 MINUTES AFTER
I HAD RETURNED TO THE EMBASSY I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROPOSAL
WAS ACCEPTABLE. MAIDEEN WILL THEREFORE FLY TO BANGKOK
ON 31 MAY AS INTENDED AND WILL PROBABLY RETURN TO HO CHI
MINH CITY ON 14 JUNE.
5. MAIDEEN WILL TELEPHONE H M A HANOI AT PRESIDENT HOTEL, BANGKOK DURING AFTERNOON 31 MAY TO CONFIRM ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR MEETING. MAIDEEN WILL WISH TO DISCUSS ANY
REVISIONS WHICH MAY NOW BE NECESSARY TO TIMETABLE FOR CLOSING DOWN HO CHI MINH CITY OFFICE.
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