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LAVOIE HAS ALSO TOLD US IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE THAT
THE CANADIANS ARE WONDERING WHETHER THEY MIGHT TAKE MORE VIETNAMESE
FROM JAPAN. LAVOIE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY SHOULD, STATING
THAT THEY COULD MAKE A START BY ACCEPTING THE REST OF THE MATHER
GGOUP. HE WILL LET US KNOW AS SOON AS HE RECEIVES A REPLY WHICH HE EXPECTS EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR. IN VIEW OF THIS POSSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE ADVANTAGE IN KEEPING THE REMAINDER OF THE GROUP HERE IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LAVOIE GETS AN
ANSWER. THIS CAN PROBABLY BE ACHIEVED BY ASKING CATLING TO DELAY THE AUSTRALIAN REPLY LOCALLY UNTIL THE NEW YEAR. IT WILL IN ANY
CASE TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR DEPARTURE FROM
JAPAN WHATEVER THEIR DESTINATION.
6. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE CONSUL-GENERAL SHOULD THERFORE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS BY THE NEW YEAR TO ISSUE VISAS, ALTHOUGH WE SHALL DELAY TAKING ANY ACTION UNTIL THE SITUATION BECOMES CLEAR.
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