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6. FOR US TO PUT PRESSURE ON THIRD COUNTRIES AND MAINTAIN A STEADY OUTFLOW, CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT WE MUST SECURE A COMMITMENT OF SAY 250 REFUGEES PER MONTH GOING TO THE U K FOR THE REMAINDER OF 1981. WHILE TACTICS MUST BE FOR YOU TO DECIDE IN LIGHT OF THE CLIMATE IN WHITEHALL, I HOPE YOU WILL BEAR IN MIND THAT SUCH A RELATIVELY SMALL FIGURE NOW WILL HELP PRE-EMPT PRESSURE FOR A HIGHER FIGURE LATER.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED HK&GD
SEAD
FED
NTD
NAD
PS
PS/LFS
FS/MR RIDLEY PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE
SIR J GRAHAM
MR ADAMS
MR DOANLD
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