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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, HANOI
PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1349 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
TUR PUTS THE SIUTATION VERY CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY. THE PRESENTATIONAL DILEMMA OUTLINE IN PARA 5 IS BECOMING PARTICULARLY ACUTE WITH THE GROWING AMOUNT OF PRESS SPECULATION ABOUT MANDATORY REPATRIATION AND ALL THAT IS SAIDABOUT THIS BEING FORCIBLE OR NOT FORCIBLE.
WILSON
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109
DISTRIBUTION
115
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA MR FLESHER
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