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"WHICH MAY REACH THOUSANDS." HOWEVER, FOR THE PRESENT THE ROC COULD NOT ACCEPT THE WELLS PARY TYPE OF REFUGEES BECAUSE IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HANDLE THEM IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER VINDS OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES THE ROC WAS ACCOMMODATING -- WITH "MANY MORE" EXPECTED "IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE." THE FOREIGN MINISTER ASKED THAT THIS RESPONSE BE CONVEYED TO THE BRITISH TOGETHER WITH AN EXPRESSION OF HIS REGRET THAT HE COULD NOT PE HELPFUL IN THIS CASE.
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ASKED WHETHER THE ROC COULD EXTEND ANY TEMPORARY RELIEF EVEN FOR A VERY LIMITED PERIOD, THE FOREIGN MINISTER REPLIED IN THE NEGATIVE SINCE ACCOMMODATIONS JUST DID NOT EXIST.
5. I THEN ASKED WHETHER THE REFUGEES WOULD SIMPLY BE KEPT ON THE SHIP UNTIL IT SAILED. HE SAID PAST PRACTICES WOULD SO DICTATE AND THE ROC COULD NOT RUN THE RISK OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WOULD DEVELOP IF THEY INDEED PERMITTED THESE PEOPLE TO DISEMBARK. HE DID NOT, HOWEVER, RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY MIGHT BE SHIPPED OUT ON OTHER VESSELS IF THE BRITISH COULD ARRANGE TO DO THIS. PR OWN BT
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