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WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNOS.3 AND 5 3 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : 'ANNA MAERSK'.
IN DISCUSSIONS TODAY WITH THE DANISH CONSULATE-GENERAL AND THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICE, WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE REFUGEES WILL BE MOVED ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THAT THERE IS EVERY EXPECTATION THAT THIS WILL BE IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH. WE HAVE ALSO JUST COMPLETED SATISFACTORY PROCESSING OF THE SHIP BY MARINE
POLICE AND IMMIGRATION. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE NOW TOLD THE CONSULATE-GENERAL THAT THE REFUGEES WILL BE ALLOWED ASHORE TOMORROW MORNING, THUS ENSURING THAT THE SHIP CAN KEEP TO HER
ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.
2. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF THOSE
WITH RELATIVES IN THE U.S COULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICANS FOR EARLY RESETTLEMENT, GIVEN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DANISH OFFER.
WE BELIEVE THE CONSULATE-GENERAL AND UNHCR ARE AWARE GENERALLY
OF THIS, THOUGH FINAL INDICATIONS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE
U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL HAS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL DETAILS
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