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TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 DATED 26 SEPTEMBER 80

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, TOKYO, PEKING INFO F C O

FOR SCOTT FROM FENN

YOUR TELNO 7 AND MY TELNO 1386: SECRETARY OF STATES MOVEMENTS.

1. I AM SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BOTH TO YOU AND

ACCOMPANYING JOURNALISTS BY THE CANCELLATION OF THIS VISIT.

YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE EXPLAINING TO THEM THAT ONLY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSULTATIONS HERE ON IRAN/IRAQ HAVE MADE THIS NECESSARY. 2. GRATEFUL YOU INFORM US IN WASHINGTON, REPEATED TO TOKYO AND PEKING, ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF THE JOURNALISTS WHO WERE TO HAVE TRAVELLED WITH US FROM HONG KONG TO TOKYO.

3. PLEASE ALSO WARN THEM THAT HM AMBASSADOR TOKYO PROPOSES TO

INVITE ONE WRITING JOURNALIST AND ONE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE TO HIS DINNER ON 1 OCTOBER. IF NECESSARY 1 WILL NOMINATE THEM, BUT IF THEY PREFER TO AGREE AMONG THEMSELVES ON WHICH OF THEM SHOULD BE INVITED, I SHOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE THIS ADVICE ON ARRIVAL IN TOKYO.

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