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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.993 OF 16 AUGUST 18,
INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA,
ROUTINES WASHINGTON, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA,
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YOUR YELNO9.698 AND 631 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AVON FOREST,
1. WE ARE RELIEVED THAT AFTER OVER-RULING THE UK MANACERS OF THE PRAVON FOREST?? THE PARENT COMPANY IN CANADA HAS INSTRUCTED THE
SNIP TO SAIL TO KAOMS TUNG. 17 18 EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT 6589 LOCAL
DN 17 AUGUST.
2. THE U.S EMBASSY IN TAIPEI HAS ALREADY RAISED THE MATTER WITH & M.F.A OFFICIAL ON THE BASIS OF THE EARLIER TELEGRAM FROM THE U.S CONSULATE GENERAL (OUR TELMO.988, PARA.3). THE OFFICIAL SAID THAT TAIWAN WAS UNLIKELY?? TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPUGEES, IN PART BECAUSE 466 OTHER REFUGEES HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT KAOHSIUNG
ON A TAIWANESE TRAWLER RETURNING FROM VIETHAMESE WATERS. REPORT CROSSED A FURTHER TELEGRAM FROM THE CONSUL AYE-GENERAL SENT TODAY AT OUR REQUEST (TEXT IN M. 1.F.T). B AN EARLIER TELEGRAM
CONTULATE --GENERAL HAS ALREADY SUGGESTED THAT FURTHER APPROACHES - SHOULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL THE SHIP IS OFF KAOHSIUNG,
3. THE INITIAL RESPONSE IS NOT AN OUTRIGHT REJECTION AND WE HAVE STILL TO SEE WHAT EFFECT THE DUK OFFER HAS. HOWEVER, THE LARGE BATON OF RECENT AMRIVALS MAKES IT MORE LIKELY THAT WE SHALL HAVE TO PACE THE LEAST SATISFACTORY OUTCOME TRANSIT FROM TAIWAN TO AN OMAPA DESYLUATION. YOU WILL SEE FROM PAPA. 2 OF M.L.F.T THAT WE REMAIN BELUCTANT TO PROVIDE TRANSIT FACILITIES HERE FOR A /LENGPAY
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