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4. WE WILL SEEK AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE QUESTION AGAIN WITH MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION AND I WOULD NOT RULE OUT CHANCES OF GETTING SWEDES TO TAKE A FAIR SHARE FROM HONG KONG IN THE NEXT TRANCHE. NEVERTHE LESS BEST HOPES OF ACHIEVING THIS RESULT REST ON GETTING UNHCR TO GIVE THE RIGHT ADVICE TO THE SWEDES. YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATIONS IN GENEVA TO THIS END,
5. HIRDMAN ASKED WHETHER WE COULD PROVIDE ANY UP-TO-DATE STATISTICS OFDAILY INFLOW OF REFUGEES INTO HONG KONG SINCE THE CONFERENCE. THIS WOULD PROVIDE A USEFUL MEASURE OF SINCERITY OF VIETNAMESE ASSURANCES AT CENEVA. GRATEFUL FOR ANY AVAILABLE FIGURES. FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO ALL.
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