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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, HANOI, UKMI'S GENEVA, PEKING, WASHINGTON
YOUR TELNO 469 TO BANGKOK: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG:
SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH VIETNAM
1. WE HAVE BRIEFED THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEES DIVISION, UN BUREAU MFA, ON THE BASIS OF PARAS 1A)-G) OF TUR.
2"
KAMIYAMA WAS GRATEFUL FOR THIS REPORT AND FOR A COPY OF THE
AGREED PRESS STATEMENT. HE SAID THAT JAPAN HAD MADE CLEAR TO THE
VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER (KO) DURING HIS VISIT TO TOKYO ON 29 SEPTEMBER THAT THE ONUS WAS ON VIETNAM TO STEM
THE OUTFLOW OF REFUGEES.
3. HE WELCOMED THE PROSPECTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF UNHCR AND EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIKELY RESETTLEMENT PACKAGE, IN PARTICULAR THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS. HE CONFIRM
D CHONG KONG
TELNO 3876) THAT JAPAN WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER IT MIGHT HAVE A
ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL ACTION.
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