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DESK BY 14143OZ UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG HKK 243/1
FM FCO 141203Z JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 153 OF 14 JULY
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
14.30Z
KONG HKK 243 1
on Saturday
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INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK CANBERRA OTTAWA KUALA LUMPUR JAKARTA BANGKOK MANILA SINGAPORE TOKYO HANOI PARIS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1, THERE HAS BEEN PRESS SPECULATION THAT A NEW UK QUOTA OF 10,000 REFUGEES WILL BE PHASED OVER THREE YEARS. THERE HAS PEEN NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT. YOU SHOULD AVOID COMMENT ON THE SCOPE OR TIMING OF ANY NEW BRITISH QUOTA UNTIL AFTER A STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE, PROBABLY ON TUESDAY, 17 JULY.
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MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
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