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OF 'ECONOMIC REFUGEES'
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WE SHALL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF PROGRESS. WE DO NOT FEEL IT
FOLLOWS FROM THE ADIMTTEDLY BLEAK PROGNOSIS IN TUR THAT AN
APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE, AS OPPOSED TO THE ACTION AT (B)
ABOVE, IS THE ONLY VIABLE OPTION. IN APPROVING OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS MINISTERS AGAIN EMPHASISED THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH
THEY SAW IN A UNILATERAL APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE. BUT IN
PURSUING THE COURSE APPROVED BY MINISTERS, WE SHALL KEEP VERY
MUCH IN MIND YOUR CONCERNS FOR HONG KONG'S RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS
IN 1987 AS SET OUT IN PARA 6 OF TUR
YOUNG
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