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PLACES OF FIRST ASYLUM IN THE REGION ALSO REACT POSITIVELY. WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO MENTION PRECISE FIGURES AT THIS STAGE UNLESS OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO DO SO. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NEWS ABOUT THE UNHCR REQUEST AND OUR LIKELY RESPONSE SHOULD NOT LEAK IN ADVANCE OF A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY US.
MACLEHOSE
FILES SEAD HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D
M & VD PS PS/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
2
ADDITIONAL DISTN
BOAT PEOPLE
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