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5. YOU MAY MENTION TO THE SULTAN THAT THE UK WOULD BE PREPARED
TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE FROM SOME OF THE REFUGEES.
IN THIS CONNECTION AN ESSENTIAL POINT, WHICH WE HOPE YOU CAN GET OVER
SOMEHOW, IS THAT A REFUSAL TO ALLOW THEM TO DISEMBARK WOULD BE
CONTRARY TO COMMON HUMANITY AND THIS CAN DO HARM TO BRUNEI'S
REPUTATION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE.
OWEN
FILES
SEAD
UN DEPT
MVD
HKGD
COPIES TO:
PS/MR LUARD
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR WEIR
MR CORTAZZI
MR C BIRT HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
MR MURRAY
MR HAWLEY
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