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6. WASHINGTON, OTTAWA AND CANBERRA ONLY. IN SPEAKING TO YOUR GOVERNMENT, YOU SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY APPROACHED US IN LONDON, CORTAZZI WILL BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM IN MORE DETAIL DURING HIS VISITS TO WASHINGTON AID OTTAWA. ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION HERE, THE OFFICIAL VIEW IN OTTAWA IS THAT GOVERNMENTS WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM. THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION SAY THAT THE MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION WILL GO TO GENEVA. HIS VIEW IS THAT EUROPE SHOULD DO MORE AND THAT AUSTRALIA DOES NOT INTEND TO ANNOUNCE ANY NEW QUOTA AT GENEVA BEYOND THE 10,000 THEY WILL ACCEPT DURING THE PRESENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

7. BON ONLY. WE ASSUME THE PRESIDENCY WILL ARRANGE FOR A MEETING OF EEC PARTNERS IN GENEVA BEFORE THE UNHCR MEETINGS BEGIN.

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