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YOUR TELNOS 825 AND 833: FAC

1. OUR FOUR IFTS CONTAIN OUR COMMENTS ON THE PAPERS (SENT TO FOOTMAN BY FACSIMILE) ON, THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT,

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, NATIONALITY AND EMIGRATION.

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YOU WILL RECALL THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS SAID THAT HE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL PAPERS SUBMITTED

TO THE FAC. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF YOU

COULD SEND US BY FACSIMILE REVISED VESIONS OF THE FOUR PAPERS TAKING OUR COMMENTS INTO ACCOUNT

DESKBY 10120OZ. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO SUBMIT THEM TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND TO SEND YOU ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON 13 MARCH.

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WE NOTE FROM YOU TELNO 776 THAT YOU AIM TO HAND THE PAPERS TO THE FAC ON 13 MARCH. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO THIS ON YOUR

BEHALF? THE ABOVE PROCEDURES WOULD ENABLE US TO SEND THE PAPERS TO THE FAC ON 13 MARCH IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS CONTENT WITH THEM, OR ON 14 MARCH IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY FURTHER TEXTUAL AMENDMENTS.

4. WE NOTE THAT THREE OF THE FOUR PAPERS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL, WHEREAS THE PAPER ON THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS UNCLASSIED. DO YOU ENVISAGE THAT THE OTHER 3 PAPERS WOULD BE FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ONLY RATHER THAN PUBLICATION.

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