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MORNING (18 DECEMBER) FOR A FORMAL TRANSLATION, BUT A QUICK READING SUGGESTS THAT IT DOES JUST THAT AND ENDS WITH THE REQUEST THAT THE VIETNAMESE SIDE POINTS BE CONVEYED TO YOU.

8. LE THO SAID AT ONE POINT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT A NUMBER OF POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST FLIGHT. I RESPONDED THAT THIS HAD BEEN FORESEEN AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS.

9. THE VIETNAMESE HAVE AS FAR AS I CAN DISCOVER GIVEN VIRTUALLY NO PUBLICITY TO THE RETURN OF THE NON-VOLUNTEERS AS SUCH.

A NHAN DAN ARTICAL WHICH APPEARED ON 14 DECEMBER REFERRED ONLY TO THE REPATRIATION ON 12 DECEMBER OF A GROUP OF REFUGEES (SEMI- COLON) IT WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO REITERATE VIETNAM'S OPPOSITION TO FORCED REPATRIATION, AND THEN WIDENED THE SCOPE OF THE ARTICLE BY LASHING OUT AT THE 'HOSTILE POLICY OF BLOCKADE AND EMBARGO''

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