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CRITERIA, ALTHOUGH HE DOUBTED WHETHER THIS WOULD LEAD TO A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.

6.

KIJIMA COMMENTED THAT JAPAN WAS NOT CONTEMPLATING ANY CHANGE

OF HER OWN POLICY OF ACCEPTING BOAT PEOPLE FOR TEMPORARY FIRST

ASYLUM BUT HE ADMITTED THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR ONLY

74 REFUGEES HAVE COME TO JAPAN.

FIELD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

48

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PS

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

48

PS/PUS

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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