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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 217 OF 22 JULY INFO PRIORITY TOKYO, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON INFO ROUTINE RANGOON, PEKING, KUALA LUMPUR INFO SAVING HANOI
YOUR TELNO 146: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. IN THE ABSENCE OF FURTHER COMMENTS FROM TOKYO, WE SPKE TO THE UNHCR'S OFFICE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE LINES OF PARAGRAPHS
2 AND 3 OF YOUR TUR.
2. AFTER CHECKING THEIR FILES, THE UNHCR OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT THE ASSURANCES THEY GAVE TO THE JAPANESE IN RESPECT OF THE REFUGEES ON BOARD THE ''ARTEMISSION 11' WERE NO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE THEY NORMALLY GIVE IN THESE CASES, IE. THAT THE UNHCR WOULD UNDERTAKE TO SEEK PERMANENT RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REFUGEES AND WOULD BE PREPARED TO MEET COSTS OF CARE AND MAINTENANCE IN THE PLACE OF TEMPORARY ASYLUM.
3. FOLLOWING OUR APPROACH YESTERDAY, THE UNHCR SENT A CABLE TO THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN TOKYO ASKING HIM TO PURSUE FURTHER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE JAPANESE HELPING THE 'AVA'' REFUGEES, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO GIVE THE SAME ASSURANCES TO THE JAPANESE IN RESPECT OF THE AVA'' REFUGEES AS WERE GIVEN FOR THOSE ON BOARD THE ARTEMISSION 11 (AND WHICH SEEM IDENTICAL TO THOSE 26) REPORTED ON PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 205).
HE WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO MENTION THE HOPE THAT THE US MAY TAKE UP TO 39 OF THE ''AVA'', REFUGEES.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI
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