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TO IMMEDIATE FCO, TELNO 654, DATED 24 JULY 1976., REPEATED AS IMMEDIATE INFO TO RANGOON, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA., ROUTINE INFO VIENTIANE FOR SAVING HANOI.
YOUR TEL 74do Rayyan.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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SECOND SECRETARY AT THE BURMESE EMBASSY TOLD MEMBER OF CHANCERY THIS MORNING THAT AS HE UNDERSTOOD THE POSITION HIS GOVERNMENT WERE 'VERY RELUCTANT' TO TAKE THE REFUGEES. HE WAS NOT PREPARED TO COMMIT HIMSELF FURTHER.
2. HOWEVER HE DID SAY THAT THE VIETNAMESE HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROACHED IN RANGOON (HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN) AND HAD INDICATED HE DID THAT THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE THE REFUGEES BACK. NOT KNOW WHETHER THE MATTER HAD BEEN RAISED WITH THE VISITING MINISTER, BUT PRESUMED THE APPROACH HAD BEEN MADE THROUGH THE VIETNAMESE EMBASSY.
VIENTIANE PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI
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