TNAG-0586-FCO40-719-Aid-from-UK-for-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 124

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REPRESENTATIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR CAN ASSIST IN PERSUADING THE BURMESE TO ACCEPT THIS OFFER, THIS WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOME.

4. WE SHALL BE EXPLAINING THE SITUATION TO THE BURMESE

AMBASSADOR HERE AND URGING HIM TO USE HIS INFLUENCE TO PERSUADE HIS GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT THE AIRLIFT PROPOSAL.

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