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STATE DEPARTMENT SAY THAT TAIWANESE ARE NOT REPEAT MOT PREPARED TO RECONSIDER. THEY WILL PROVIDE TRANSIT FACILITIES ONLY ON THE SAME BASIS AS FOR THE REFUGEES PICKED UP BY THE FRENCH VESSEL NORMANDIE', WHEN THE REFUGEES WERE TAKEN STRAIGHT FROM THE SHIP TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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