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TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 361 OF 23 MAY INFO HONG KONG CANBERRA PEKING SINGAPORE (SAIGON UNIT) UKMIS NEW YORK.
YOUR TEL NO 411 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. WE HAVE REPORTED BY TELEPHONE UNHCR SECRETARIAT INTEREST IN REFUGEE SITUATION IN HONG KONG. IN VIEW OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO SEEK THEIR FUTURE ASSISTANCE, EITHER SPECIFICALLY FOR AUSTRALIA OR GENERALLY TO HELP WITH PLACEMENT OF REFUGEES NOT TAKEN UP IN BILATERAL APPROACHES, WE THINK IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO BEGIN CAUTIOUSLY TO PUT THE UNHCR SECRETARIAT INTO THE PICTURE. AS FOR THE MODALITIES, WE SHOULD NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT UNHCR WOULD AGREE TO USE OF ICEM CHANNEL,
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