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3. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN ONLY SUGGEST THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AMBASSADOR ENVISAGED IN YOUR TELNO 54 SHOULD IN THE FIRST FLACE ASSUME THAT THE ASEAN GOVERNMENTS WILL AGREE THAT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG NEED NOT BE FORMALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE INDONESIAN IPC, EVEN IF FEW IF ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY GO THERE, BUT SHOULD INCLUDE A FALL BACK POSITION FOR USE IF DESPITE OUR LOBBYING, ASEAN GOVERNMENTS INSIST THAT THE INDONESIAN ISLAND IS TO BE SPECIFICALLY RESERVED FOR REFUGEES FROM ASEAN COUNTRIES
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