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ALTHOUGH HARTLING WAS RELECTANT TO COMMIT HIMSELF I THINK PE NOW FIRMLY CRASPS THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO WHAT IS CLEARLY A POINT OF PRINCIPLE, AND HE PAY WELL DO WHAT HE CAN TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S INTERESTS ARE NOT IGNORED. HE STAFF ASSURED ME THAT THEY HAD RAISED HONG KONG ACCESS WITH THE INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WHEN HE CALLED ON THEM IN THE HIGH COMISS- IONER'S ABSENCE LAST WEEK. MOCHTAR HAD GIVEN THE SAME REPLY AS PE GAVE ME (MY LETTER OF 24 APRIL TO MURRAY).
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3. IN ASKING WHAT ADVANTACE THERE WOULD BE FOR HONG KONG TO USE THE ISLAND FACILITIES (JAKARTA TELMO 118) DARUSMAN WAS INDEED FAISING A PERTINENT QUESTION WHICH WE SHALL BE EXPECTED TO ANSWER IN DUE COURSE. ADMITTEDLY IT IS, DIFFICULT TO ASSESS THE EXTENT OF SUCH ADVANTAGE UNTIL HE HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF HOW THE SCHEME IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP. BUT IF MOCHTAR SUGGESTED TO ME THE CENTRE IS TO BE FOR REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY PROCESSED AND FOR WHOM PARTICULAR RESETTLEMENT COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, IT WILL NO DOUBT BE QUESTIONED WHETHER IT WOULD BE PRACTICAL OR ECONOMICAL TO MOVE PERSONS IN THIS CATEGORY FROM PONG KONG TO GALANG BEFORE THEIR ONWARD TRIP, FOR EXAMPLE TO THE UNITED STATES. THE ANSWER MIGHT WELL BE THAT ACCOMMODATION IN GALANG IS LIKELY TO BE 'CHEAPER'' THAN IN HONG KONG.
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S NO
HK & GD
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
FUSD
OID IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY
ROBERTS
FS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
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