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TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELNO 1581
OF 091330Z SEPTEMBER 86
AND TO PRIORITY OTTAWA, CANBERRA, TOKYO
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR
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WASHINGTON/TELNO 2251, OTTAWA TELNO 551, CANBERRA TELNO 531, TOKYO TELNO 891, UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 506 AND BANGKOK TELNO 467:
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
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1.
THANK YOU FOR REPORTS IN TURS. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT
IGC MEMBERS WILL WISH TO CONFER BEFORE RESPONDING SUBSTANTIVELY
TO OUR APPROACHES. THE TIMING INDICATED IN PARA 2 OF OTTAWA TUR
IS HOWEVER RATHER SLOWER THAN WE WOULD WISH, GIVEN THE NATURE OF
HONG KONG'S CONTINUING PROBLEMS. IT WOULD PLAINLY BE
ADVANTAGEOUS IF THE GROUP MEMBERS COULD REACH A DECISION ON OUR
PARTICIPATION IN TIME TO ENABLE US TO PURSUE OUR CONSULTATIONS
WITH IGC MEMBERS IN THE MARGINS OF NEXT MONTH'S EXCOM.
2.
WE ARE THEREFORE INCLINED TO FEEL THAT WE SHOULD NOW MAKE
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROACHES IN CAPITALS ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
TO THANK GOVERNMENTS FOR THEIR INITIAL RESPONSES:
TO EXPRESS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IGC MEMBERS WILL NEED
TO CONFER ON OUR REQUEST:
(A)
(B)
(C)
BUT TO EXPRESS THE HOPE (IN VIEW OF THE PRESSING NATURE
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