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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG, STOCKHOLM, HELSINKI INFO PRIORITY EC POSTS, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, BANGKOK INF PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, REYKJAVIK
STOCKHOLM TELNO 210: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.
1. AS REPORTED IN MY TELNO 116, THE NORWEGIANS TOO HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE UK'S RESETTLEMENT QUOTA OF 1,000 OVER 2-3 YEARS. WE AGREE WITH STOCKHOLM (TUR) AND COPENHAGEN (TELNO 197) THAT A PRE-EMPTIVE MESSAGE
TO THE NORDIC MINISTERS IN ADVANCE OF THE ICIR SHOULD HELP DEFLECT
CRITICISM OF THE UK'S EFFORT (ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT BE CONFIDENT THAT
THIS WILL DISUADE THEM FROM PRESSING US TO ACCEPT A HIGHER QUOTA).
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