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REALITY OF THE SITUATION THEY EVENTUALLY ACCEPT THEIR FATE. THE
VIETNAMESE WISH TO SEND OFFICIALS TO HONG KONG TO CHECK ON DETAILS
LIKE THIS AND HEINONER SAID THAT THIS MIGHT EVENTUALLY BE THE
PRICE TO PAY FOR THE VIETNAMESE ACCEPTING A FLEXIBLE AND BROAD
DEFINITION OF ''VOLUNTEER''. THIS MAKES SOME SENSE TO ME AND
I SUGGEST THAT YOU GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO INVITING VIET-
NAMESE OFFICIALS TO HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME MANNER IN THE
PROCESSING OF THE FIRST RETURNEES.
PARTRIDGE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
110
ΜΑΙΝ
·
107
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
SPD
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
N N N N
HKGO LONDON
3
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