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TO PRIORITY CANBERRA TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 19 MAY INFO PRIORITY F C O, WASHINGTON AND SINGAPORE.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 439 OF 16 MAY: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG

KONG.

ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OUR IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, 79 REFUGEES CLAIM CONNECTIONS OF SOME KIND WITH AUSTRALIA. A TOTAL OF 450 HAVE EXPRESSED PREFERENCES FOR SETTLE- MENT IN AUSTRALIA BUT THIS MAY NOT REFLECT FIRST CHOICES.

2. WE DO NOT HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE DETAILED KIND MENTIONED IN YOUR PARA 3(C). HOWEVER, ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE SO FAR COLLECTED ON THE 79 AND THE 450 HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION. WE SHALL BE ENCOURAGING THEM TO PURSUE FURTHER ENQUIRIES IN THE CAMPS IN CONCERT WITH OUR IMMIGRATION PEOPLE.

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3. MR GIBBONS, THE PRIVATE SECRETARY (IMMIGRATION) TO THE AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION, VISITED THE REFUGEE CAMPS LAST WEEK AND MAY BE A USEFULL CONTACT IN

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