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DISAPPOINTING.

INTENTIONS.

GRATEFUL YOU SEEK TO CLARIFY KUWAITI'S

11. (FOR JAKARTA, MEXICO CITY, CARACAS).

CARACAS). INDONESIA, MEXICO AND VENEZUELA WILL BENEFIT SUBSTANTIALLY FROM OIL PRICE RISE. GIVEN THEIR OWN SERIOUS DEBT PROBLEMS, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO SEEK A MAJOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION. BUT A TOKEN CONTRIBUTION, PERHAPS TO COSTS OF REFUGEE RELIEF, WOULD BE WELCOME SIGNAL OF INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY. (FOR MEXICO CITY). WELCOME REPORTED INCREASE IN OIL SUPPLIES TO USA YOUR UNNUMBERED TELNO OF

19 SEPTEMBER.

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12. (FOR CANBERRA, YOUR TELNO 837). AUSTRALIA IS MAKING A SIGNIFICANT MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, BUT SOME PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE EFFORTS WOULD BE HELPFUL.

13. (FOR SEOUL) WASHINGTON TELNO 2275 REPORTED THAT SOUTH KOREA IS STILL CONSIDERING FINANCIAL ASSITANCE FOLLOWING BRADY'S VISIT

TO SEOUL

14. (FOR VIENNA). WELCOME INDICATIONS IN VIENNA TELNO 234 THAT AUSTRIA MAY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT, JORDAN AND TURKEY IN ADDITION TO THE 1 MILLION DOLLARS FOR REFUGEES WHICH THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR RECENTLY MENTIONED TO MR GAREL-JONES. BUT YOU SHOULD POINT OUT THAT A USD 10 MILLION CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE LESS THAN 0.01 PER CENT OF GDP (COMPARE FIGURES FOR US AND UK IN PARA 3)

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