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INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1581 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
1. HN ADDITION TO THE APPROACH REPORTED IN OUR TELNO 891, FIRST SECRETARY (CHANCERY) RAISED THE SUBJECT AGAIN WITH NAKAHIRA AT A RECEPTION FOR THE VISITING UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ON 9 SEPTEMBER. NAKAHIRA SAID THAT JAPAN WOULD TAKE ITS LEAD FROM OTHER MEMBERS IN THE GROUP, AND WOULD NOT MAKE A DECISION BEFORE THE OTHERS HAD MADE THEIR VIEWS CLEAR. AS WE HAVE NOW RAISED THE MATTER TWICE WITH NAKAHIRA, DOUBT WHETHER A FURTHER EARLY APPROACH HERE WOULD HELP, UNLESS WE COULD REFER TO POSITIVE REACTIONS FROM THE
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