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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 319
OF 071515Z AUGUST 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR
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OUR TELNOS 1346 AND 1464 TO HONG KONG AND YOUR TELNOS 381 AND
387: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
AS ENVISAGED IN PARA 1 (B) OF OUR SECOND TUR, WE ARE
CONSIDERING HOW WE CAN BEST CONSULT WITH OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, UNHCR AND COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM ON POSSIBLE WAYS OF TACKLING THE PROBLEM POSED BY THE CONTINUING OUTFLOW FROM
VIETNAM. THE FOLLOWING ARE OUR PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON HOW WE
MIGHT INITIATE SUCH DISCUSSIONS. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
VIEWS ON THEM.
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IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR FROM YOUR REPORTING (NOTABLY MISS WALKER'S LETTERS OF 11 AND 22 JULY) THAT DISCUSSION WITHIN THE QUOTE HONOLULU GROUP UNQUOTE IS ALREADY MOVING ALONG LINES WHICH ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OUR OWN THINKING. IT WOULD
EVIDENTLY MAKE SENSE FOR US TO USE THE FORUM TO EMPHASISE OUR
CONCERNS TO THE MAIN RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND UNHCR. AS A FIRST STAGE THEREFORE WE NEED TO ASSOCIATE OURSELVES WITH THE GROUP. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT OF HOW EASILY THIS COULD BE DONE, AND WHAT THE LIKELY REACTION OF GROUP MEMBERS
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