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6. THIS IS A DEPRESSING ANALYSIS. I WOULD NOT WISH TO SUGGEST

THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE OUTFLOW TO HONG KONG IS

PROBABLE, BUT YOUR PROBLEMS ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD AND WERE

ELOQUENTLY EXPOUNDED IN JR HEYWOOD'S LETTER CR 1/4821/82 OF

14 JÚLÝ TO LONG IN GENEVA. THE VIETNAMESE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT

YOU THINK, BECAUSE OUR COPY OF HEYWOOD'S (UNCLASSIFIED) LETTER, FESTOONED WITH OFFICIAL MARKINGS, REACHED US BY OPEN POST. NO

BETTER WAY FOR THE VIETNAMESE TO LEARN THE NEWS THAN 'STRAIGHT

FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH, SO TO SPEAK'' (PARA 1 OF HEYWOOD'S LETTER)

SIGNED : D TONKIN

HKGD REGISTRY PLEAASE PASS TO HKGO LONDON AND SEAD. *

CORRECTION: PARA 2. LINE 5: MEANZ OF FINDING OUT.

N N N N

done

Af 10/4.