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4. THE FOUR ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION HERE
BUT UNHCR CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ARE ANXIOUS TO
RETURN THEM TO VIETNAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FLY THEM TO HO CHI MINH CITY ON OUR NEXT CHARTERED FLIGHT ON
29 MARCH 1978. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THIS.
WE WOULD, OF COURSE, CONSIDER ANY REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD
OF RETURN SUGGESTED BY THE VIETNAMESE. WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL AGRE
TO TREAT THESE MEN DIFFERENTLY FROM THOSE WHO ARRIVED HERE WITH
REFUGEE GROUPS AND LATER SAID THEY WISHED TO RETURN.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SEAD
HREGD
MVD
UND
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR
WEIR
REPETITION TO HANOI
REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL DECISION REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS
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