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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 152 OF 6 JULY 1977
RFI PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK HONG KONG UKMIS GENEVA.
MY TELNO 148 PARA 4: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SS ALTANIN.
1.
THE SULTAN HAS SAID HE WILL SEE ME AT 2 PM TOMORROW THURSDAY
7 JULY TO CLARIFY THE FACTS OF THE MATTER AS WELL AS DETAILS
OF THE SOLUTION PROPOSED''. HIS REPLY TO MY REQUEST FOR THE
AUDIENCE ENDS ''AS MY FRIEND IS AWARE, BRUNEI DOES NOT WISH TO
HAVE ANY REFUGEES, WHETHER FROM VIETNAM OR ELSEWHERE, TO REMAIN IN
BRUNEI FOR TOO LONG A TIME''.
2. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SHELL AND THE SHIPPING AGENTS,
AND CHECKED THE ALTANIN'S JOB AT SERIA WILL NOT BE COMPLETED
UNTIL LATE THURSDAY. SO THIS JUST LEAVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BREAK THROUGH THE BRUNEI POSITION WHICH UP TO NOW HAS BEEN
DISAPPOINTING.
3.
ON THE SUBSTANCE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE SULTAN ON
THURSDAY, I AM AFRAID THERE WILL BE NO HOPE AT ALL OF EVEN
GETTING THE VIETNAMESE OFF THE SHIP IF I TOUCH IN ANY WAY ON
THE UN ANGLE. THIS IS POISON HERE. I CAN ONLY PUT THE PROBLEM
IN STRICTLY BRITISH TERMS, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AT THE BACK OF MY MIND THAT REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COSTS CAN PRESUMABLY BE WORKED
OUT DIRECT BETWEEN HMG AND THE UNHCR.
FCO PASS PRIORITY BANGKOK HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA.
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