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GOING TO HAVE A TRIAL UNQUOTE. HE ADDED THAT XIMENEZ, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE VENEZUELAN TEAM HERE, HAD LEFT HONG KONG LAST NIGHT WITH ICAC-CERTIFIED EVIDENCE WHICH WOULD BE USED BY THE JUDGE INVESTIGATING RAMIREZ. HE UNDERTOOK TO TRANSMIT OUR NOTE TO HIS GOVERNMENT AND HOPED TO GIVE US A WRITTEN ANSWER FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON 16 OR 19 MARCH AFTER THE INTERVENING WEEKEND. WAIZER ALSO SAID THAT THE VENEZUELAN AUTHORITIES WERE ALREADY OFFERING FULL COOPERATION TO ICAC. THEY WOULD PROVIDE WHATEVER WAS REQUIRED FOR ICAC TO CONCLUDE THEIR INVESTIGATIONS OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN THIS AFFAIR.
5. GRATEFUL IF CARACAS WOULD SPEAK TO THE VENEZUELAN AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE RECEIVE AN EARLY REPLY. I SHOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE THIS CASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
6. MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF THE NOTE GIVEN TO WAIZER. MY SECOND IFT COMMENTS ON REACTIONS BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE CONSULAR CORPS TO THESE EVENTS.
WILSON
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ADVANCE
3
HD/HKD
HD/SAMD
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DISTRIBUTION
3
HD/PROTOCOL D
2
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