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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA,
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HANOI
YOUR TELNO 267: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: DURABLE SOLUTIONS
MANY THANKS FOR SUMMARY CHECK-LIST IN TUR, WHICH WE FOUND MOST USEFUL.
2. WE AGREE WITH THE AREAS OF ACTION LISTED. THE ONLY OTHER
POSSIBLE AVENUE WHICH OCCURS TO US AS WORTH EXPLORING WOULD BE
CHINA, TO DISCUSS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WITH THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CAMBODIA ISSUE (THOUGH WE RECOGNISE THAT FOR THE CHINESE,
AS FOR THE RUSSIANS, THE REFUGEE QUESTION IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE MUCH EFFECT ON THEIR ATTITUDE TO THE WIDER ISSUE).
2. AS REGARDS PARA 2(E) OF TUR, THE EC/ASIA WORKING GROUP, THE PARALLEL ACTION IN CAPITALS MIGHT USEFULLY BE SUPPORTED, AT LEAST IN MAJOR CAPITALS, BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM HKGO BRUSSELS.
3. FOR HANOI: DETAILS OF OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION CASES CONTAINED IN MIFT.
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