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EXPLORED MORE ACTIVELY. TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH JAMBOR'S COMMENTS,
THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING TO BE GAINED FROM ADDING OUR WEIGHT TO
ASEAN EFFORTS TO PERSUADE UNHCR TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-REFUGEES. SEEN FROM HERE, THE REGIONAL HOLDING CENTRE CONCEPT HAS MANY ATTRACTIONS. UNHCR INVOLVEMENT WOULD MAKE IT A VIABLE AND
IMPORTANT OPTION. WE HAVE ASSUMED SO FAR THAT UNHCR WOULD NOT
CONSIDER SUCH A ROLE AND THAT THE PHILIPPINES WOULD NOT BE PREPARED
TO OFFER A SITE. THERE WOULD NOW SEEM TO BE MORE GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM ON BOTH COUNTS.
WILSON
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96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
ADDITIONAL
6
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON
ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)
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