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FM BRUNET 338187Z JAN 79
TO 1 MEDIATE FCO
TELNO 34 OF 33 JANUARY
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKKIS GENEVA PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG.
(FOR GOVERNOR) AND ROUTINE SINGAPORE IMPO SAVING MANOT AND MAVILA
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YOUR TELS NO 12 AND 13 AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 39 TO YOU
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. I MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO SULTAN ACCORDINGLY, HE HAS REPLIED: QUOTE I WOULD LIKE MY FRIEND TO INFORM THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE SO THAT THEY MAY IN TURN INFORM THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, HAVING CONSIDERED THE MATTER CAREFULLY, I REGRET THAT I CANNOT ACCEDE TO THE REQUEST FOR THE REFUGEES TO REMAIN IN BRUNET, EVEN TEMPORARILY.
THE VESSEL WHICH BROUGHT THE REFUGEES TO BRUNET HASBEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO REQUIRE A LITTLE REPAIR BEFORE SHE CAN BE REGARDED AS SEA-WORTHY. AS SOON AS THESE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED IN A FEW DAYS' TIME, THE REFUGEES WILL BE RE-EMBARKED AND THE VESSEL ESCORTED
TO SEA.
I HAVE BEE V ASSURED BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT EVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE INDE TO DELIVER THE VESSEL AND THE REFUGEES TO INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
I WANT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN VIEN OF BRUNEL'S TINY POPULATION, IT IS MY DUTY AND THAT OF MY GOVERNMENT TO TAKE EVERY MEASURE TO PROTECT BRUNEI FROM BEING SWAMPED BY REFUGEES WHETHER FROM VIETNAM OR ELSEWHERE, SO THAT BRUVER'S TINY POPULATION WILL NOT BE OUTNUMBERED BY REFUSEES AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS
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