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7. JAPANESE CONSULATE-GENERAL ARE SHOWING INTEREST IN 'AVA’S'
PREDICAMENT. THEY HAVE GIVEN NO INDICATION OF LIKELY TREATMENT
OF 'AVA' IF SHE WERE TO REACH YOKOHAMA WITH REFUGEES STILL ON
BOARD, BUT LINE OF QUESTIONING SUGGESTS THAT THEY MAY WELL ADVISE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT SAME LINE AS HONG KONG,
THOUGH WE UNDERSTAND THERE MIGHT BE PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO THIS
IN JAPAN.
F C O PLEASE PASS SAVING HANO1.
ROBERTS
FILES
HKD (3)
NAD
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REPEATED AS REQUESTED
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