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TELEGRAM NUMBER 53 OF 8 JANUARY

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER HERE ALL THE INFORMATION WE

CAN FIND ABOUT ORGANISED MOVEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM AND

VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT. INEVITABLY THERE ARE MAJOR GAPS IN OUR INFORMATIONS, OTHERS, E.G. THE AUSTRALIANS, SEEM TO KNOW MORE.

2. COULD YOU PLEASE ASK THE ASSESSMENTS STAFF TO CONSIDER DOING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON THE SUBJECT, MAKING USE OF ALL SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALLIES AS WELL AS OURSELVES.

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