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· TO IMMEDIATE FCO TEL NO 477 OF 29 MAY REPEATED TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND ROUTINE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, SINGAPORE (SAIGON UNIT), AND UKMIS NEW YORK.
YOUR TEL NO 411 TO HONG KONG AND MY TEL NO 451: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES...
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1. MR WHITLAM IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT ICEM'S ACTING AS UNHCR'S AGENT BUT DFA OFFICIAL HAS TOLD US IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THAT AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE SENT FOUR-MAN IMMIGRATION TEAM, INCLUDING ONE OF MR WHITLAM'S PRIVATE SECRETARIES, TO HONG KONG, TO EXAMINE SITUATION AND REPORT TO CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA → SEEMS LIKELY TO ACCEPT ONLY A FEW VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
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