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MDHIAN 2352
EXPENDITURE UNDER THE UNHCR PROGRAMME WAS RUNNING AT A LEVEL LOWER THAN 719 DOLLARS. HOWEVER, AFTER GOING OVER THIS GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. I INCREASED OUR OFFER TO 500 DOLLARS. CHUONG EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED THAT SOME OF THE ABOVE ECONOMIES COULD BE MADE BUT ARGUED THAT BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE ARE NON-VOLUNTEERS MORE
WORK WILL BE NEEDED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. I MADE IT PLAIN
THAT I THOUGHT THIS ARGUMENT SUSPECIOUS. WITHOUT OFFERING AN EXACT FIGURE, CHUONG SAID THAT WE SHOULD ACCEPT THE 579 DOLLARS PER HEAD FOR TRANSPORT, FOOD, HOUSING ETC BUDGETED BY THE UNHCR (MY TELNO 339 OF 5 JULY REFERS) AND RENEGOTIATE THE LEVEL OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS, PREVIOUSLY SET AT 140 DOLLARS. CHUONG SAID THAT HE WOULD NEED TO CONSULT HIS SUPERIORS AND WE ARRANGED TO MEET AGAIN TOMORROW. I HOPE THEN TO SETTLE FOR LESS THAN 600 DOLLARS.
6.
IN REPLY TO MY QUESTION, CHUONG SAID THAT WE SHOULD STILL AIM FOR THE FIRST RETURNS ON 17 JULY. I SUSPECT THACH HAS SET THIS IN
STORE.
7. TOMORROW IS, OF COURSE, SATURDAY, WHEN THE EMBASSY IS NORMALLY CLOSED. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER ALL DAY, OUR GENERATOR KEEPS OVERHEATING AND WE HAVE COMMS PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOT SEND ANY TELEGRAMS TO ME TOMORROW, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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WE TOUCHED ON THE MECHANICS OF PAYING THE MONEY AND AGREED
THAT THIS WOULD BE
PARTRIDGE
PHASED.
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