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FO FRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG ROUTINE SAN"oko KUALA LÚMA
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INFO GAVING WASHINGTON UMIS GENEVA TOKYO CANDERRA OTTAWA DONN HANOI
JAKARTA CONFERENCE ON THE ESTA LISHMENT OF A PROCESSING CENTRE FOR INDO-CHINA REFUCEES
4. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE IS CORRECTLY DESCRIBED IN THE INDORTESIAN ALASSADOR'S LETTER OF 20 APRIL TO CORTAZZI (COPIES TO YOU BY BAG), YOU SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING.
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2. WE ARE READY TO SUPPORT ANY MATLE PROPOSAL THAT OFFERS EVEN A PARTIAL SOLUTION TO THE INDO-CHIPA REFUGEE PROBLEM. WE HAVE A
AJOR HU TANITARIAN INTEREST IN RESOLVING ONE OF THE MOST UNHAPPY
REFUSEE DURDENS IN RECENT YEARS AND PUBLIC OPINION HERE IS
DISTRESSED AT BOTH THE LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA AND THE ACUTE MISERY
OF THE SITUATION. HOWEVER YOU SHOULD KEEP A LOW PROFILE EXCEPT ON
Hone Kone. THE AMERICANS TILL, IN ANY CASE, BE EXPECTED TO TAKE THE LEAD OFFERING SUPPORT FOR THE ISLAND CENTRE. OUR OWN PRINCIPAL
IN
OJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT HONG "ONG HAS ACCESS IN PRINCIPLE TO
THE PROCESSING CENTRE. ORA WILL PROVIDE DRIEFING ON THE REFUGEE
PROBLEM THERE AND YOU SHOULD DEPLOY AS NECESSARY THE ARTUMENTS
12 HONG KONG TELNO 5 TO YOU.
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FROBLER'S OVER THE PRESENT TROPOSAL FOR A REFUGEE CENTRE
3. THERE HAVE BEEN CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT MILICH CATEGORIES OF
REFUGEES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE ISLAND CENTRE:
E'ACTLY HOW THE SCHEME WOULD OPERATE IN PRACTICE IS VACUE. HE HOPE
THE CONFERENCE WILL HELP TO RESOLVE THESE MATTERS AND THAT A CORK-
ABLE PROPOSAL WILL EMERGE. THILE WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT THE
ISLAND PROPOSAL CAN SOLVE THE REFUGEE TROBLEM IT MAY EASE, FOR A TIME, THE CONGESTION IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE REGION. TUT ME SHOULD PREFER YOU NOT TO INTERVENE ON TRECE ASPECTS, OTHER THAT TO PRESS FOR THE INCLUSION OF REFUCCES FROM HONO YONG. "E SHOULD EXPECT THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION THE SILVES, TOGETHER WITH THE UNHCR,
TO SETTLE THEN.
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