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5. YOU MAY MENTION TO THE SULTAN THAT THE UK WOULD BE PREPARED

TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE FROM SOME OF THE REFUGEES.

IN THIS CONNECTION AN ESSENTIAL POINT, WHICH WE HOPE YOU CAN GET OVER

SOMEHOW, IS THAT A REFUSAL TO ALLOW THEM TO DISEMBARK WOULD BE

CONTRARY TO COMMON HUMANITY AND THIS CAN DO HARM TO BRUNEI'S

REPUTATION IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE.

OWEN

FILES

SEAD

UN DEPT

MVD

HKGD

COPIES TO:

PS/MR LUARD

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR WEIR

MR CORTAZZI

MR C BIRT HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

MR MURRAY

MR HAWLEY

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