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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FIRST ASYLUM: YOUR TELNOS 1031, 1052
PARA 6 OF BERMAN'S MINUTE OF 11 FEBRUARY REFERS TO THE
POSSIBLE LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT AT THE
1979 GENEVA CONFERENCE.
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WE ARE SEARCHING OUR FILES FOR A RECORD OF WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID, BUT THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME AS WE ARE GOING BACK 9 YEARS. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF YOU COULD SEND US A COPY OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT IF READILY AVAILABLE ON YOUR FILES.
3. ONCE WE HAVE A COPY OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT WE CAN SEEK
LEGAL ADVISER'S FURTHER VIEWS ON THAT POINT. ON THE MORE
GENERAL QUESTION WE HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY IN SEEKING THEIR FIRM
VIEWS: IT IS EASIER TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF
SPECIFIC PROPOSED ACTIONS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU CAN
PROVIDE CLEARER GUIDANCE: IF, AS WE SUSPECT, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE,
WE WILL DO OUR BEST ON THE BASIS OF THE THOUGHTS SET OUT IN PARA
6 OF FIRST TUR.
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MR MCLAREN
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