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WE SHALL NEED TO CONSIDER,WHETHER WE COULD OR SHOULD BE REPRESENTED
AT THIS MEETING BUT I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HOLD UP OUR TEAM'S VISIT
TO HANOI FOR THAT REASON.
4. WE HAVE NOT (NOT) RECEIVED ANY INVITATION YET TO THE ASEAN
SPONSORED MEETING IN BANGKOK. HOWEVER FRENCH HAS BEEN TOLD ON THE
TELEPHONE BY THE THAI FOREIGN MINISTRY THAT SUCH A MEETING IS INDEED
PLANNED AND MOREOVER THAT THE ASEAN COUNTRIES ARE THEMSELVES TALKING
ABOUT AN EVEN EARLIER MEETING ON SUNDAY 17 JULY BEFORE THE UNHCR
ONE. FRENCH GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THE ASEAN COUNTRIES WERE HOPING
TO WORK OUT A COMMON LINE FOR DEALING WITH THE VIETNAMESE AND WERE CONCERNED THAT HMG/HKG MIGHT BE CUTTING THE GROUND FROM UNDER A
COMMON APPROACH. AGAIN I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW THIS TO
PUT OFF OUR BID TO HAVE EARLIER TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE. IT MAY
HOWEVER BE WORTHWHILE FOR CLIFT, BARNES AND COLVIN TO GET TO BANGKOK ON 17 JULY EARLY ENOUGH TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY WORD WITH
ASEAN REPRESENTATIVES IN ORDER TO EXPALIAN THE PRELIMINARY NATURE
OF OUR CONTACT. OUR TEAM COULD ALSO IF NECESSARY BRIEF ASEAN REPRESENTATIVES ON THEIR RETURN FROM HANOI ON 20/21 JULY.
TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE HAVE TO BE PUT OFF TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK
WE SHALL HAVE TO THINK AGAIN.
IF
OUR OWN
5. GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION BANGKOK CAN PROVIDE ON THESE VARIOUS
MEETINGS.
6. WE ARE TELEGRAPHING PASSPORT DETAILS ETC. SEPARATELY.
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