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5. THEY KEEP THE VIETNAMESE UNDER CONTINUOUS BILATERAL PRESSURE
''AT THE COAL FACE''. TWO OF THEIR PEOPLE FLY IN FROM BANGKOK FOR
WEEK'S VISIT EVERY FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS, TO PROCESS THOSE
WAITING TO DEPART. EACH TIME THEY UMPRESS ON THE VIETNAMESE THE
NEED TO KEEP THE FLOW GOING AND SPEED IT UP IFF POSSIBLE.
6. THEY SAY THAT THE US RECEIVE A FLOW AT ABOUT TWICE THE CANADIAN
RATE, AND APPLY BILATERAL PRESSURE ALONG SIMILAR LINES.
7.
BACKLOG. THE CANADIANS HAVE SOME 18000 OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION, COVERING SOME 40000 PEOPLE. THEY
BELEIVE THE US BACKLOG IS SOME 200000.
MORAN
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
PS
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
BOAT PEOPLE
HK & GD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
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