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TO IMMEDIATE THE HAGUE TELNO.2 OF 22 AUGUST
INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O,
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ROUTINE: WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, H.K.GOVT OFFICE LONDON..
YOUR TELNO.2: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: M.V 'SEROOSKERK'.
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WE LEAVE IT TO YOU HOW FAR TO PRESS THE POINT IN YOUR PARA.3. OUR ARGUMENT IS THAT SINCE THE 'SEROOSKERK REFUGEES SEEM TO HAVE GOOD CONNECTIONS ELSEWHERE, THEY COULD EXPECT TO BE RESETTLED IN. DUE COURSE WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY.
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THE POSSIBLE DUTCH ANALYSIS YOU MENTION COULD NOT WORK IN PRACTICE: ONCE REFUGEES HAVE ACCEPTED RESETTLEMENT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD MOVE TO THE USA WOULD BE AS NORMAL MIGRANTS, AND THIS COULD BE A DIFFICULT AND LENGTHY PROCEDURE.
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