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OF PEASANTS HAVING HOARDED RICE IN :S TALK PROBABLY BASED ON FACT, ORDER TU CASH IN DURING THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIOD BEFORE THE NEXT HARVEST. BUT, THERE IS NOT DOUBT IN THE MINDS OF UN OFFICIALS HERE THAT THERE IS A REAL AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH VIETNAM CANNOT SOLVE FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES. I AM INCLINED TO ACCEPT THE ASSESSMENT AND JUDGEMENT IN PARTICULAR OF DAVID SMITH THE SENIOR UN REPRESENTATIVE HERE. HE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ASSIDUOUS IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS, AND HE HAS GONE ON RECORD AS SAYING THAT THE VIETNAMESE REQUEST IS JUSTIFIED.
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