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(F) LINE TO TAKE, PARAGRAPH 3 WE CANNOT AGREE TO THE LAST
SENTENCE. THERE SHOULD BE A FULL-STOP AFTER 'LAW'.
(G) LINE TO TAKE, PARAGRAPH 4 WE WOULD PREFER THE WORDS 'CAN
IT LONG CONTINUE TO ACT' TO REPLACE 'CAN IT CONTINUE TO ACT'.
(H) THE DRAFT MENTIONS REPATRIATION ONLY IN PASSING. WE FEEL
THERE SHOULD BE A SEPARATERAGRAPH ON THIS AS IT HAS RECEIVED SO
MUCH RECENT PUBLICITY. IT WOULD HAVE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS
OPTION IS RULED OUT IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
(I) YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO ADD A SECTION ON FINANCE IN VIEW OF THE
RECENT COSTING EXERCISE, COPIES OF WHICH WERE RECENTLY SENT TO US.
2. ON A POINT OF BACKGROUND, THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH
3 IS PERHAPS MISLEADING. IT MIGHT READ 'THERE ARE INDICATIONS
THAT THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO INCREASINGLY CONCERNED AT
THE CONTINUING OUTFLOW BUT THEY.
EARLY ON OF COURSE THE
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VIETNAMESE WERE QUITE HAPPY TO SEE THEM GO.
3. WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ISSUE AN FCO GUIDANCE
TELEGRAM ON THIS SUBJECT. YOUR DRAFT WILL, HOWEVER, NEED SOME
AMENDMENT TO BE USED IN THIS WAY, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO
HMG'S POSITION ON RESETTLING REFUGEES IN THE UK. WE ARE WORKING
ON THIS AND WILL NOTIFY YOU OF CHANGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
4. INCIDENTALLY, FCO GUIDANCE TELEGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND A LINE TO TAKE IN RESPONSE TO
ENQUIRIES, RATHER THAN LOBBYING INSTRUCTIONS, (OF. PARAGRAPH 1
OF YOUR LINE TO TAKE). WE SHALL THEREFORE PROBABLY HANG THE
GUIDANCE ON THE RECENT PUBLICITY ABOUT REPATRIATION. IT WOULD OF
COURSE BE POSSIBLE TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO CERTAIN POSTS TO
LOBBY THEIR HOST GOVERNMENTS.
ON THE WHOLE, WE THINK IT IS BETTER
TO DO THIS ONLY WHEN THERE MAY BE A DIRECT BENEFIT (EG SWEDEN
RECENTLY) BUT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ANY SUGGESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GUIDANCE TELEGRAM
EXERCISE.
SIGNED R J F HOARE
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