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4. THE FOUR ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION HERE

BUT UNHCR CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ARE ANXIOUS TO

RETURN THEM TO VIETNAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FLY THEM TO HO CHI MINH CITY ON OUR NEXT CHARTERED FLIGHT ON

29 MARCH 1978. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THIS.

WE WOULD, OF COURSE, CONSIDER ANY REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD

OF RETURN SUGGESTED BY THE VIETNAMESE. WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL AGRE

TO TREAT THESE MEN DIFFERENTLY FROM THOSE WHO ARRIVED HERE WITH

REFUGEE GROUPS AND LATER SAID THEY WISHED TO RETURN.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

SEAD

HREGD

MVD

UND

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR

WEIR

REPETITION TO HANOI

REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL DECISION REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS

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