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YOUR TELNO 370: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ABOARD MV "'SIBONGA''
1, REFUGEES NOW BOOKED ON FLIGHT BA20, ETA LONDON 0989 LOCAL ON 15 MAY.
2. TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION WILL BE PREPARED AS REQUESTED. THE US
CONSULATE-GENERAL HERE CONFIRM THAT THIS WILL NOT PREJUDICE THEIR CHANCES OF SETTLEMENT IN THE US, PROVIDED THE REFUGEES ARE NOT LANDED FOR SETTLEMENT IN THE UK. ALTHOUGH ONLY FIVE ARE LIKELY TO. BE ELIGIBLE UNDER CURRENT US PROGRAMMES, ALL MAY WISH TO APPLY. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT ALL SHOULD BE LANDED ON TEMPORARY STAY TO FACILITATE PROCESSING BY THE AMERICANS.
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