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1. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MEMBER OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY (MRS JACQUELINE BONG WRIGHT, WIFE OF LACEY WRIGHT, WHO INCIDENTALLY IS ITALIAN COUNTRY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, STATE DEPARTMENT) THAT MR MICHAEL OLIVER HAS TOLD THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF VIETNAMESE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE US (NAVA) THAT WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL OR SUPPORT HE INTENDS TO BUY OR CHARTER A VESSEL TO TRANSPORT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM MALAYSIA TO NEW HEBRIDES TERRITORY IN JIMMY STEVENS' CONSTITUENCY.
2. IN SPITE OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY'S AND OUR LETTERS TO MRS WRIGHT (HOWARTH'S LETTER OF 24 APRIL TO RIDGWAY SPD REFERS) EXPLAINING · THE NH POSITION ON THE STEVENS PROPOSAL, AND OF WHICH NAVA ARE AWARE NAVA'S REACTION HAS BEEN MIXED AND SOME VIETNAMESE IN WASHINGTON
HAVE SAID THEY WILL HELP OLIVER. MRS WRIGHT SAYS ANY REFUGEES WHO MAKE IT TO THE NEW HEBRIDES WILL BE EXPLOITED AS SLAVE LABOUR
BY OLIVER ON HIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
3. THE FRENCH EMBASSY (GERARD JULIENNE, TO WHOM OLIVER HAS ALSO SPOKEN), STATE DEPARTMENT NEW HEBRIDES DESK (HARLAN LEE), AND STATE REFUGEE OFFICE (HANK CUSHING) ARE AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. CUSHING WILL SPEAK TO HIS CONTACTS IN THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CCMM- UNITY TO TRY TO DEFUSE OLIVER, BUT THIS PROPOSAL MAY GATHER MOMENTUM. (GRATEFUL FOR REPLY TO OUR TEL NO 1491 OF 13
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