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INFO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, KUALA LUMPUR, WASHINGTON INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA, OTTAWA, TOKYO

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YOUR TELNO 563 TO BANGKOK: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: DRAFTING GROUP.

WE BELIEVE THAT A MEETING CHAIRED BY DE MELLO WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE RESULTS, AND SHOULD PREFER TO SEE THE DRAFTING GROUP MEET IN GENEVA.

2. APART FROM OUR AGREEMENT IN KUALA LUMPUR THAT HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE PART OF THE DRAFTING GROUP, COMMITMENTS HERE WOULD MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR BARNES TO ATTEND ANY MEETINGS IN BANGKOK DURING JANUARY.

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