TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 51

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4. INGLES SAID THAT THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT INVITED THE COO: ERATION OF ALL OTHER GOVERNMENTS IN ASSISTING AND THAT ACTION WILL BE WITHHELD UNTIL UNHCR CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO RESETTLE THE REFUGEES. BLATTER THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE, WILL BEGIN INTERVIEWING ON 29 DECEMBER TO ESTABLISH FAMILY LINKS AND WILL REPORT TO HIS HQ IN GENEVA WHERE THE UNHCR WILL MAKE APPEALS TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE. INITIAL INTERVIEWING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUPY 3 DAYS. MEANWHILE REFUGEES WILL REMAIN ON BOARD.

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