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TO PRIORITY TOKYO TELMO 614 OF 19 NOVEMBER

INFO OTTAWA, CANBERRA, UKMIS GENEVA.

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CANBERRA TELNO 509 (NOT TO OTTAWA) AND YOUR TELNO 1016: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT CANADIANS HAVE AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO ACCEPT 12 OF THE MATHER REFUGEES. WE ASSUME THAT JAPANESE WILL BE PREPARED TO ALLOW THESE TO REMAIN IN JAPAN UNTIL CANADIAN FORMALITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

2. WE HOPE THAT JAPANESE WILL ALSO ALLOW REMAINDER OF GROUP TO STAY UNTIL WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE AUSTRALIANS ARE WILLING TO TAKE THEM IN RESPONSE TO THE UNHCR APPROACH (YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE, PARA 2). IF THE AUSTRALIAN REPLY IS IN THE NEGATIVE, WE SHALL OF COURSE BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE REFUGEES, WE HOPE THE UNHCR CAN SOON OBTAIN AN INDICATION OF THEIR VIEWS.

3. PLEASE PUT THESE POINTS TO THE JAPANESE IF YOU CONSIDER IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO DO SO.

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