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ASSURANCES ON RESETTLEMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THIRD COUNTRY GUARANTEES. IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO INDICATE THAT THE OUTSTANDING QUOTA WAS GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES ON THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN IT MIGHT HELP THE MFA TO SECURE A DECISION IN PRINCIPLE FROM THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, RATHER THAN ONE LINKED IN SOME WAY TO THE PRESENT CASE.
IN HANDING THE NOTE TO THE JAPANESE WE WOULD PROPOSE TO SAY THAT THIS WAS THE LIMIT OF WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP THEM TO MODIFY THEIR OWN PRACTICE IN THE SENSE EVIDENTLY REQUIRED BY THE SITUATION. 5. THE ARRIVAL IN JAPAN OF THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN HAS BEEN DELAYED
BY ONE DAY UNTIL TOMORROW 20 SEPTEMBER. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS BY CLOSE OF PLAY TODAY IF POSSIBLE.
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