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5. HE ALSO ASKED WHETHER THE BRITISH OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
HAD MADE ANY APPROACH TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN PEKING AND WHETHER THERE WAS A CHANCE OF ANY OF THE REFUGEES BEING ADMITTED TO THE MAINLAND. I SAID THAT, WITH CHINESE POURING INTO MONG KONG, IT SEEMED UNLIKELY THAT VIETNAMESE WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE MAINLAND. BUT I PROMISED TO ENQUIRE AND I SHOULD
BE GLAD TO KNOW WHAT INFORMATION 1 CAN GIVE HIM.
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