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repatriation to
Vietnam
for the time being since there is no
prospect of Vietnamese
of Vietnamese cooperation and because of the likely outcry
if it became known that we were speaking to the Vietnamese on these
lines. He has recommended exploring me thods of improving training
in the camps in Hong Kong.
difficulties in Hong Kong rule out abolition of the closed camps.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary is still considering the
matter.
He has concluded that political
11.
In advance of a formal response to the SCORRI report, it would
be improper to go beyond the line in the Notes for Supplementaries
(We are not supposed to anticipate our reply to SCORRI).
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