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TELEGRAM NUMBER 31 OF 16 FEBRUARY,
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, BONN, PARIS.
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MY TELNO 44 TO MANILA AND YOUR TELNO 59 (NOT TO ALL): PROPOSAL FOR
AN ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES..
1. WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THIS IDEA. WE WOULD WISH TO-
SUPPORT ANY SENSIBLE INITIATIVE WHICH SEEMED LIKELY TO HELP
IN DEALING WITH THE REFUGEE PROBLEM. THERE ARE, HOWEVER,
SOME VERY REAL PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE
ANY SUCH PROPOSAL COULD BE SATISFACTORILY IMPLEMENTED.
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PLEASE SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE INDONESIANS WHETHER
OR NOT (PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR) THEY WOULD MAKE IT A CONDITION OF PROVIDING AN ISLAND TRANSIT CENTRE THAT COUNTRIES OF FINAL
SETTLEMENT SHOULD PROVIDE GUARANTEES OF RESETTLEMENT FOR ALL
REFUGEES WHO MIGHT LAND THERE.
BY 191400Z.
OWEN.
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