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4. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH UNHCR WHO AT OUR SUGGESTION HAVE AGREED TO REINTERVIEW THE REFUGEES AND TO INFORM THEM OF THE LIKELY AMERICAN DECISION, BUT PROFESSOR SAITO IS AGAIN ABSENT FROM TOKYO AND NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN UNTIL HE RETURNS LATER THIS WEEK, WE HAVE STRESSED THAT THE GROUP SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO OTHER COUNTRIES OF THEIR CHOICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SINCE UNLESS WE CAN SHOW THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS THE JAPANESE ARE UNLIKELY TO AGREE A FURTHER EXTENSION. NONE OF THE EMBASSIES TO WHOM WE HAVE SPOKEN (DEARLOVE'S LETTER OF 21 OCTOBER TO GOLDSMITH REFERS) INCLUDING BRAZILIANS, HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE TGFT THEY CAN TAKE THE REFUGEES, UNLESS THE REFUGEES EXPRESS A WISH TO GO TO A COUNTRY THAT IS WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM, AND AT PRESENT WE CAN ONLY THINK OF PARAGUAY IN THIS CONTEXT, IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THEM OURSELVES AT THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR PRESENT EXTENSION OF STAY,
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