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re this year. We are aware of the Norwegian commitment to take all refugees picked up by Norwegian ships. However, provided the moratorium holds, this source of refugees should now be very small indeed; there should be room for Norway to take some from Hong Kong.
5. For Canberra: The Prime Minister did not raise this question during Mr Fraser's visit to London. In approaching the Australians you will no doubt stress that we are fully conscious of their difficult position as a country both of first refuge and of final settlement. Nevertheless, thagh we recognise their preoccupation with ASEAN and particularly Malaysia, we are deeply disappointed at the small numbers they have taken from Hong Kong.
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