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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 653 OF 27 AUGUST 14FO PRIORITY

UKMIS GENEVA HANOI ROUTINE VIENTIANE (PLEASE PASS CONFIRMATION COPY SAVING HANOI) INFO SAVING PARIS UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING,

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: YOUR TELNO 21 TO UKMIS GENEVA

1. WE SPOKE TO UKMIS GENEVA THIS MORNING, ASKING THEM TO APPROACH UNHCR ON LINES PROPOSED 111 YOUR PARA 4.

2. THEY ARE REPORTING SEPARATELY ON UNHCR'S RESPONSE, BUT THEY CLEARLY FOUND THAT UNHCR SHARE YOUR FEELING OF FRUSTRATION THAT THE FLIGHTS ARE NEITHER CARRYING (VILLING) REFUGEES BACK TO SAIGON NOR BRINGING HONG KONG BELONGERS CUT, UNHCR WILL BE CONSIDERING POSSIBLE MEANS (I.G. BY THREATENING TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS OF OTHER SUPPLIES) OF INDUCING BETTER COOPERATION FROM THE PRG IN THE SLIGHTLY LONGER TERM.

3. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE THINK IT WOULD BE RISKY AND DIVISE TO PURSUE THE IDEA OF FLYING ANY OF THE REFUGEES TO SAIGON ON A

SPECULATIVE BASIS.

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