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3. SADRUDDIN SOUGHT OUR ADVICE ON WHETHER TO ADDRESS HIS APPEAL

CONCERNING THE ''AVA'' REFUGEES DIRECTLY OR ASK US TO TRANMIT

IT TO YOU. WE UNDERTOOK WITHOUT COMMENT TO CONVEY IT. IN VIEW OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ''AVA'' MIGHT SAIL ON 26 JULY (OF WHICH. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER IS CLEARLY AWARE), WE SHOULD

APPRECIATE EARLY INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REPLY WE SHOULD GIVE HIM.

FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI

ADVANCE COPY TO D MILTON HONG KONG DEPT.

BOTTOMLEY

FILES HKD (3)

SEAD

UND

FED

[ ADVANCED AND REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

COPIES TO

MR RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISER

MR KIDD HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

MR MCDOWELL HOME OFFICE LUNAR HSE

NEWS D

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PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

MR CORTAZZI

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