00 TOKYO DESKBY 07233OZ
00 WELLINGTON DESKEY 07203OZ
00 LISBON DESK BY 03073OZ
00 MADRID DESKBY 08073OZ
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DESK BY - BONN 0807302, CANBERRA 07223OZ, BRUSSELS 030630Z,
OTTAWA 03123OZ, COPENHAGEN 08073OZ, HELSINKI 080630Z, PARIS 030630Z, ATHENS 030530Z, ROME 080730Z,
TOKYO 072330Z, THE HAGUE 080630Z, WELLINGTON 07203OZ,
OSLO 08073OZ, LISBON 030730Z, MADRID 030730Z,
STOCKHOLM 080730Z, WASHINGTON 031230Z, UKMIS GENEVA 080730Z, UKREP BRUSSELS 080630Z, UKDEL OECD PARIS 080630Z
FM DTI 0718527 JUN 79
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TELEGRAM NUMBER SHIP 2 OF 7 JUNE.
AND TO CANBERRA, BRUSSELS, OTTAWA, COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI, PARIS, ATHENS, ROME, TOKYO, THE HAGUE, WELLINGTON, OSLO, LISBON, MADRID, STOCKHOLM, WASHINGTON
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP BRUSSELS AND UKDEL OECD PARIS.
VIETNAMESE BOATPEOPLE.
1. WE ARE UNDER CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE FROM BRITISH SHIPPING INDUSTRY .TO GIVE A COMMITMENT THAT IN THE LAST RESORT THE UK WOULD GIVE ASYLUM TO REFUGEES RESCUED BY BRITISH FLAG SHIPS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AREA. RECENT INCIDENTS INCLUDE 1,000 REFUGEES ON SIBONGA (OFF HONG KONG) AND 300 ON ROACH BANK (OFF TAIWAN) BOTH SHIPS OWNED BY BANK LINE.
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2. PREVIOUSLY WE HAD ENTERED INTO A GUARDED LAST RESORT COMMITMENT BUT SCALE OF PROBLEM HAS NOW INTENSIFIED. WE CONSIDER THAT THE PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ACTION AND PRIME MINISTER HAS WRITTEN TO U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLING FOR A SPECIAL U.N. CONFERENCE.
3. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW OF THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER O E CO COUNTRIES. GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE ON