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FIL HANOI

31070OZ OCT 83

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 030 OF 31 OCTOBER

YOUR TELNO 13 AND MY TELMO 18: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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FOR JEAFFERSON

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Ms/Walker

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1. I AM SORRY NOT TO HAVE RESPONDED EARLIER TO YOUR TUR. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER HAS BEEN ABSENT ON A COURIER RUN AND HAS ONLY JUST RETURNED HERE.

2. AS ROBERTS SAID I CANNOT MANAGE A TRIP TO HONG KONG DURING THE

WEEK BEGINNING 14 NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF THE CHIEF CLERK'S VISIT. BUT I COULD COME BETWEEN 23 AND 27 NOVEMBER, OR ANYTINE IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 28 NOVEMBER. WOULD THIS BE CONVENIENT?

3. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY ASAP.

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