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ALL FUTURE REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM, WHETHER OR NOT THEY LAND IN HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION (PARAGRAPH 2 OF HONG KONG'S TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE), WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALSO VERY MUCH THE

47) AMERICAN VIEW (WASHINGTON TELNO 2455 OF 16 JULY PARAGRAPH 3).

3. PLEASE SPEAK TO THE UNHCR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE ABOVE

LINES.

CRO SLAND

FILES HKD

UN DEPT

SEAD

NAD

NEWS DEPT

FED

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR LARMOUR

MR CORTAZZI

MR WEIR

MR EDMONDS

COPIES TO:

MR RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISERS

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MR KIDD, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES MR BRENNAN, HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON

MR MACDOWALL, HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON

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