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MIPT: INDOCHINESE REFUGEES: PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE. STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INDO-CHINESE REFUGEE PROBLEM:
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL HAS RECEIVED THE RESPONSE OF PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER TO THE APPEAL HE HAD SENT TO GOVERNMENTS CONCERNING INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IS READY IN PRINCIPLE TO CONSIDER THE IDEA OF CONVENING A SPECIAL CONFERENCE UNDER HIS AUSPICES TO DEAL WITH THIS TRAGIC SITUATION WHICH HAS .REACHED DISASTER PROPORTIONS. HOWEVER, BEFORE A FINAL DECISION
CAN BE TAKEN IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS AND MAKE CAREFUL PREPARATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE OUTCOME OF SUCH A CONFERENCE WOULD YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS.
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