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SCCRET UK EYES ALPHA
SEORET
FM CANBERRA 160010Z JAI 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 086 OF 16 JANUARY
·48)
PERSONAL FOR POLITICAL ADVISER
HKK 24
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No
MY TELHO 002 AND YOUR TELNO 001 TO HANOI: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. 1. AUSTRALIAN INSTRUCTIONS (PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR) REFERRED TO NEED
TO PROTECT
ON WHICH
IMIGRATION MINISTER'S STATEMENTS WERE BASED. INFORMATION IN SECOND TUR IS HARDER THAN WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER HERE. OUR ENQUIRIES INDICATE THAT DEPT OF IMMIGRATION VIEWS ARE BASED LARGELY ON REFUGEES REPORTS WHICH OTHER GOVERNMENTS DO NOT NECESSARILY REGARD
AS RELIABLE,
2. IF YOU STILL WISH US TO PURSUE OUR ENQUIRIES SIGHT OF AUSTRALI AN TELEGRAM FROM HANOI WOULD BE USEFUL.
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PSILOR P GORONWY-
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THIS IS A COPY THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNTIL
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SIRA D'U F F
MR CORTAZZI
MIL WEIR
MA MURRAY
SEORET