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2 1 JAN1980
AND TO WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONNDESROMECERKUALA LUMPUR,
INFO HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 17 JANUARY
JAKARTA, BANGKOK, MANILA AND SINGAPORE
INFO SAVING HANOI
HONG KONG TELNO 88: REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM:
RESETTLEMENT FROM HONG KONG.
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1. WE SHARE HONG KONG'S CONCERN OVER THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER WE WOULD PREFER YOU TO POSTPONE ANY APPROACH TO THE AUTHORITIES IN RESETTLE- MENT COUNTRIES AND UNHCR UNTIL WE CAN ASSEMBLE FULLER INFORMATION THAN WE HAVE AT PRESENT, BOTH ON THE GENERAL SITUATION AND ON THE RECORD OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES.
2. WE AIM TO SEND INSTRUCTIONS ON A CONCERTED APPROACH NEXT WEEK. 3. ROME ONLY. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO A LATER APPROACH IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ITALY'S PLANS (PARA 3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE).
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