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PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
MY SECOND IPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
MR PATTEN, WHO WAS HERE BRIEFLY LAST WEEK, TOLD ME THAT HE WAS DUE TO BE IN GENEVA DURING OCTOBER ON OTHER BUSINESS.
2. WHILE HE WAS HERE WE ARRANGED FOR HIM TO SEE REFUGEE CAMPS. I ALSO DISCUSSED THE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM WITH HIM INFORMALLY AT SOME LENGTH. HE CLEARLY TAKES A GREAT INTEREST IN IT. HE REALISES THAT ANY OF THE MONEY PROVIDED BY HMG WILL COME FROM HIS BUDGET. BUT HE IS MODESTLY CAUTIOUS ABOUT TREADING ON THE TOES OF COLLEAGUES IN THE DIPLOMATIC WING.
3. IT WOULD SEEM A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE USE OF HIS VISIT TO GENEVA TO CARRY FORWARD DISCUSSIONS ON REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE. IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS ABOUT WHICH WING SHOULD BE IN THE LEAD, PERHAPS HE COULD BE GIVEN SUITABLE HIGH LEVEL SUPPORT FROM THE DIPLOMATIC SIDE.
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