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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1113 OF 30 JULY 1983
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS AND TOKYO
WASHINGTON TELNO 2143 TO YOU VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
Miss Wether
1. GIVEN TIME RESTRAINTS WE UNDERSTAND CONFERENCE STARTS ON
1 AUGUST - WE CANNOT PURSUE IDEA IN PARA 4 OF TUR OF SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO HONOLULU. MOREOVER, DESPITE WASHINGTON'S CONCERN IN SAME PARA, THERE MAY BE ADVANTAGE IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN HAVING AUSTRALIANS AND CANADIANS PUT HONG KONG'S CASE.
2. THE IMPORTANT THINKG WILL BE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS SAID AT THE MEETING CANADIANS HERE HAVE TOLD US OFFICIALLY THAT THEY WILL TELL US AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY COUNTERACTION SWIFTLY AND AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
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