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YOUR TELNO 1698: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SCORRI REPORT
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1. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS IN PARA 1 OF TUR, WHICH WE HAVE
INCORPORATED IN OUR DRAFT. AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT UPON THE DRAFT IN
OUR TELNO 1168, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHETHER
THE INFORMATION IN OUR PROPOSED PARA 12 CAN SAFELY BE DIVULGED:
ARE YOU SATISFIED THAT THE AUSTRALIANS WILL NOT OBJECT TO THIS
REFERENCE?
2. ON PARA 2 OF TUR, AS OUTLINED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 1167 THE
TIMETABLE FOR CLEARING OUR SCORRI CONTRIBUTIONS IS VERY TIGHT
INDEED. WE HOPE THEREFORE THAT YOU WILL FEEL ABLE TO
CONSULT EXCO ON 27 AUGUST AND GIVE US YOUR VIEWS ON THE
RECOMMENDATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. IF WE ARE TO BE SURE
OF PUBLISHING OUR REPLY BEFORE THE UNHCR EXCO, WE MUST PUT TRY TO
PUT OUR CONTRIBUTIONS ON RECOMMENDATION 5(IV) TO MINISTERS ON
30 AUGUST AT THE LATEST.
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