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HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FURTHER
1. WE PASSED ON TEXT OF MR EGGAR'S STATEMENT TO O'CONNOR, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. O'CONNOR MADE NO COMMENT ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE STATEMENT, BUT SAID THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY USEFUL TO HAVE THE FULL TEXT FOR STUDY, RATHER THAN HAVE TO RELY ON NEWSPAPER REPORTS.
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2 O'CONNOR SUGGESTED THAT A SUITABLE FORUM FOR US TO SEEK REACTION
FROM PARTNERS WOULD BE THE EPC ASIA WORKING GROUP MEETING ON 13 JANUARY.
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