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YOUR TELNO 243: VISIT BY THE THAI FOREIGN MINISTER 1. IF A MEETING BETWEEN ARSA SARASIN AND ALAN DONALD IS ARRANGED (PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELNO 296) IT WOULD BE A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY, AND HELPFULLY SUPPLEMENT THE ACTION WE HAVE BEEN TAKING AT THE OFFICIAL LEVEL HERE (INCLUDING A DISCUSSION I HAD LAST MONTH WITH ARSA), DONALD WERE ABLE INFORMALLY TO RE-STATE TO ARSA HMG'S CONCERN AT THE CONSIDERABLE DELAYS WE HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERING HERE IN OUR EFFORTS TO REGISTER THE SALE OF THE FORMER BRITISH CONSULATE IN CHIANG MAI.

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