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FM HANOI
TO DESKBY 21093OZ FCO
TELNO 626
OF 21082OZ NOVEMBER
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AND TO DESKBY 21093OZ HONG KONG
CHONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)
1 I CALLED THIS AFTERNOON ON LUC, THE NEW HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF
LABOUR. HE MADE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREED MINUTE WHICH I SAID TO HIM I THOUGHT WERE UNLIKELY TO PRESENT ANY DIFFICULTIES. THEY ARE:
1. IN SUB PARA (A) TO ADD AFTER QUOTE SUM OF MONEY UNQUOTE THE WORDS QUOTE IN US DOLLARS UNQUOTE.
2. IN SUB PARA (B) TO ADD QUOTE FIVE DAYS UNQUOTE AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
3. IN THE FINAL SUBSTANTIVE PARAGRAPH, AFTER QUOTE TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS UNQUOTE ADD QUOTE COMMA INCLUDING FINANCIAL UNQUOTE.
2. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THESE AMENDMENTS POSE NO PROBLEMS
I HAVE ARRANGED TO SIGN THE AMENDED AGREED MINUTE TOMORROW 22 NOVEMBER AT 1500 LOCAL (IE 0800Z), AND WILL DO SO UNLESS I HEAR FROM YOU.
4. MR LUC RAISED SEVERAL POINTS ABOUT THE FIRST FLIGHT. ON THE DATE, WHEN I SAID THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ON
6 DECEMBER, HE SAID IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS WAS RATHER TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT TO THE FLIGHT OF VOLUNTARY RETURNS ON 30 NOVEMBER AND SUGGESTED 10 DECEMBER AS AN ALTERNATIVE. I VOLUNTEERED THAT I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT GIVEN PROBLEMS OF AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY AND MADE IT CLEAR THAT I THOUGHT WE SHOULD STICK WITH 6 DECEMBER. YOU MAY, HOWEVER, WISH TO PREPARE A FALLBACK POSITION.
5. HE ASKED FOR A LIST OF THOSE RETURNING. I SAID THAT I HOPED
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