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DSR 11 (Revised)
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Mr Segar, SEAD
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
Thank you for your two teleletters dated 23 May.
We are most grateful for sight of the proposed guidance
telegram in draft, and have the following comments on
the general line:
(a)
(b)
(c)
PARAGRAPH 5(c) We suggest the second sentence
is deleted or at least placed in square brackets.
To use this freely could attract criticism of
that policy on human rights grounds, which we
are anxious to avoid.
PARAGRAPH 10 These approaches have now been
made. We would prefer the last sentence to read:
"In the light of these approaches, careful
consideration is now being given to the next step.'
I do not think we can
LINE TO TAKE, PARAGRAPH 3
agree to the last sentence.
full-stop after "laws".
We would prefer a
LINE TO TAKE, PARAGRAPH 4 We would prefer the
words words "is it fair to expect it to continue
to act" to replace "can it continue to act".
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