GRS 30
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FX DAR ES SALAAM
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 18
OF 22093OZ JANUARY 26
AND ROUTINE HONG KONG
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Action Taken
OUR TELNO 001
1.
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TO HONG KONG
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
WE HAVE TODAY RECEIVED A NOTE FROM THE MFA STATING THAT TANZANIAN CANNOT (CANNOT) ACCEPT ANY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES BECAUSE THE COUNTRY IS ALREADY HOSTING OVER 200,000 REFUGEES **WHICH INDEED IS A BIG NUMBER AND A VEAVY BURDEN TO THE
GOVERNMENT''.
2. THE MFA CONFIRM THAT THE DECISION HAS COME FROM FOREIGN
MINISTER MKAPA HIMSELF.
3. WE ARE SORRY THE INITIATIVE HAS COME TO NOUGHT.
INRAY
MINIMAL
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HKGO, LONDON
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