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FM CANBERRA 230425Z MAY 83
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 275 OF 23 MAY
INFO HONG KONG
HONG KONG TEL 677 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. WHILST WE DO NOT WISH TO OVEREMPHASISE AUSTRALIAN INTEREST IN A MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE, THEY MAY WELL EXPECT A FOLLOW-UP TO UPTON'S CALL RECORDED IN OUR TELEGRAM 250, AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW REACTIONS IN OTHER CAPITALS.
2. IN THE LIGHT OF HONG KONG TUR AND RESPONSES FROM OTHER CAPITALS, GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE.
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