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REGIMAY NO. 51
18 OCT 1976
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 937 OF 19 OCTOBER 1976.
AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON,
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YOUR TELNO 32992: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: MS MATHER
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1. THE 30 DAY PERIOD OF ENTRY GRANTED BY THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES TO THE 33 REFUGEES LANDED BY THE VESSEL ''MS MATHER'' ON 25 SEPTEMBER WILL EXPIRE ON 24 OCTOBER.
2. ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP HAVE APPLIED TO GO TO THE UNITED STATES BUT THE EMBASSY HERE CONSIDER THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF THEIR APPLICATIONS BEING PROCESSED IN WASHINGTON BY 24 OCTOBER. IF THIS IS CORRECT WE SHALL NEED TO ASK THE JAPANESE FOR AN EXTENSION OF STAY. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THIS WE HAVE ASKED THE US EMBASSY FOR A LETTER STATING AS OPTIMISTICLY AS POSSIBLE THE CHANCES OF THE GROUP EVENTUALLY BEING ADMITTED TO THE US. WE AIM TO HAND A LETTER TO THE JAPANESE BY 22 OCTOBER
AT THE LATEST.
3. THE US EMBASSY HAS INFORMED THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE ABOVE BUT WE SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR WASHINGTON
TO REMIND THEM OF THE DEADLINE AND THAT IN THE ARSENCE
OF A DECISION ON THE APPLICATIONS THAT A LETTER IS NEEDED.
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