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Our view was that no country,
country, and certainly not
the UK, could ignore free and fair elections
It was
in which 64% had made up their minds.
certainly not for people to decide who did not Live
in the country.
8.
Mr Sonoda said he detected some difference
in the approach to African questions of France
and the UK.
He himself would not welcome
rapid implementation of the proposed changes.
It was important to pursue careful consultation
with allies and friends and not to rush it.
Lord Carrington said he did not dissent from
he had
this advice but in his ova Party it was importzot
to take full account of the views of the Government
within the Conservative Party.
own supporter
rters/
There had to be a balance his assessment of d/international opinion.
between this and
Mr_Sonoda said he accepted this, but had wanted to be sure that this position was fully understood.
Japan would keep the British Government closely
it
in touch with ther own policies as they
developed.
9.
Turning to the Vietnamese refugee problem,
Lord Carrington then asked what help Mr Sonoda
thought Japan could give the appalling
problem that had arisen over the refugees.
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was now over 30,000 in Hong Kong.
There
Mr Sonode
said the problem had to be looked at both from
the humanitarian point of view and for its