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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 508 OF 5 JUNE INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, SINGAPORE (SAIGON UNIT),

UKMIS NEW YORK.

YOUR TELNO 417: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.

1. WE AGREE.

2. ACTING HEAD OF CHANCERY DISCUSSED QUESTION WITH ROGERS, DFA, WHO THOUGHT. THAT PASSAGE OF TIME WOULD PERHAPS HAVE BLUNTED IMPACT OF HIGH LEVEL APPROACH. HOWEVER, THERE COULD STILL BE SOME ADVANTAGE IN MAKING ONE. HE WILL TRY TO GIVE US GIST OF

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION TEAM'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP

IN FRAMING APPROACH, BUT WITH MR WHITLAM'S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT,

THESE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO DFA NOR DID ROGERS KNOW WHEN THE

TEAM WAS DUE TO RETURN. EMPHASIS ON INVOLVEMENT OF UNHCR WOULD

ALSO APPEAL TO MR WHITLAM (SEE PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO 200 TO

UKMIS GENEVA).

JAMES

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