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MY TELNO 497 (NOT TO ALL): VISIT TO LONDON OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
1. ! CALLED TODAY AS FORECAST ON MR HARTLING. HE WAS IN EXCELLENT FORM AND MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS VISIT. WHEN ASKED WHAT SUBJECTS HE MIGHT RAISE HE REPLIED THAT HE WOULD WISH TO TALK ABOUT RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK AND CO-ORDINATION OF EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM. HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, HE HAD NOT YET HAD TIME TO CONSULT HIS DIRECTORS, WOULD DO SO AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT ANY FURTHER SUBJECTS.
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2. AS I WAS LEAVING, HARTLING MENTIONED HIS INTERSEST IN HONG KONG AND SHOWED HE WAS AWARE OF OUR RECENT EXCHANGES WITH HIS OFFICE.
3. FURTHER TO PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 507 WE HAVE HEARD THAT MOUSALLI SUMMONED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHINESE MISSION HERE ON THE EVENING OF 21 NOVEMBER. THEY UNDERTOOK TO ASK PEKING FOR AN
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