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HLCD 243/128
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INFO PRIORITY CANBERRA, OTTAWA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
NIT MED 243/86
YOUR TELNO 801 AND 851: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: 7 - 8 APRIL MEETING
OF ICG
YOUR TURS ASKED US FOR COMMENTS ON THE APPROACH TO TAKE IN THE ICG RESOURCE PAPER ON HONG KONG. WE SHOULD LIKE YOUR STATEMENT OF THE POSITION IN HONG KONG TO INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF HONG KONG BEING FORCED TO CONSIDER TOUGHER MEASURES TOWARDS VIETNAMESE BOAT ARRIVALS IF THE REFUGEE SITUATION HERE CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. YOU MAY ALSO SEE MERIT IN RAISING IN THE ICG MEETING THE IDEA OF A COMMON REGIONAL APPROACH AMONG FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES, TOWARDS TOUGHER MEASURES AGAINST VIETNAMESE BOAT ARRIVALS.
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MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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