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AS SEEN FROM HERE, PARAS 4 AND T OF TUR UNDERLINE THE NEED FOR US TO BRIEF THE ASEANS SHORTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE REPATRIATION OF THE FIRST SCREENED OUT CASES TO VIETNAM. THIS MIGHT BEST BE DONE ONCE WE HAVE FIRM VIETNAMESE AGREEMENT TO A DATE FOR THE GROUP'S
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