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INFO F.C.O, UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDOW.
YOUR TELNO.1 : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG,
1. THE SELECTION VISITS SEEM TO HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY, AND A
FIVE-FAMILY GROUP OF 29 REFUGEES LEAVE HERE TONIGHT ON THE
FIRST LEG OF THEIR JOURNEY TO ARGENTINA. ASCONA WILL ACCOMPANY
THEM, AND THE FIRST GROUP OF REFUGEES FROM THAILAND WILL BE COLLECTED IN BANGKOK ON THE WAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
BUENOS AIRES LATE ON THURSDAY, OR FRIDAY MORNING.
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SELECTION, FROM CANDIDATES ASSEMBLED BY UNHCR, SEEMS TO' HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY, WITH 'VETTING AND IDEOLOGICAL CRITERIA''
APPARENTLY CAUSING NO PROBLEM. THE TEAMS ORIGINALLY CHOSE 31 REFUGEES HERE, BUT A MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY BEHIND, SINCE THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY IS STILL IN VIETNAM.
THIS AGAIN DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM.
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GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT IN DUE COURSE OF ANY PARTICULAR PRESS
OR OTHER INTEREST FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF THESE PILOT GROUPS, AND ANY INDICATIONS OF ARGENTINE PLANS FOR FOLLOW-UP.
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