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TEL NO 275 OF 14 MAY 82
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AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA AND HANOI.
YOUR TELNO 334 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAM REFUGEES.
1. UNHCR CONFIRM THAT EFFORTS TO REPATRIATE KHMERS IN THAI HOLDING CENTRES HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL (PROBLEMS WE DESCRIBED IN
PARA 5E OF BURNS TELELETTER TO STITT 243/11 OF 8 APRIL).WP.
2. IN LOCAL PERCEPTIONS HONG KONG IS RICH AND HAS FEW REFUGEES
IN COMPARISON WITH THAILAND'S RELATIVE POVERTY AND ENORMOUSLY GREATER NUMBERS OF REFUGEES. WE CONSIDER IT UNLIKELY THEREFORE
THAT THAI OFFICIALS WOULD SUPPORT ANY MOVE WHICH MIGHT DEFLECT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THEIR OWN REFUGEE/BORDER PROBLEM.
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