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PARTICULAR PROBLEMS?

5. WE TOLD THAM THAT THEIR CONSULAR POSTS AT LIVERPOOL AND

HONG KONG MUST CLOSE AND STAFF LEAVE THE COUNTRY BY MIDDAY

14 APRIL. WE CONFIRMED THAT THIS MEANT THAT CONSULAR RELATIONS

WERE ALSO BROKEN OFF. THEY SAID THAT OUR HONOURARY CONSUL

POSTS WOULD ALSO HAVE TO CLOSE AND PERSONNEL WHO WERE NOT ARGENTINIAN LEAVE THE COUNTRY BY THE SAME DAY.

6. COMMUNICATIONS. THE ARGENTINES REJECTED THE IDEA THAT THE

INTERESTS SECTIONS SHOULD EACH RETAIN THEIR OWN TELE-COMMUNICATIONS.

7. IN VIEW OF PARA 6 ABOVE, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU INTEND

TO STOP RECEIVING AND SENDING TRAFFIC. WE ARE DISCUSSING WITH

THE SWISS ARRANGMENTS FOR COMMUNCATIONS WITH THE INTERESTS

SECTION THENCEFORWARD.

PYM.

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STANDARD

SAND

EMERGENCY UNIT

CONSULAR DEPT

UND

FED

COD

WED

ECD (E)

ERD

MAED

ESID

SED

HKGD.

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION.

FALKLAND ISLANDS

COPIES TO:

MR AUST, LEGAL ADVISERS.

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