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5. PLEASE SPEAK ACCORDINGLY TO THE BRUNEI AUTHORITIES, WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO ASK THE UNHCR IN GENEVA TO ACT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND WOULD ADD THE HOPE THAT THE 35 REFUGEES NOW IN THE GURKHA LINES (YOUR LETTER OF 23 DECEMBER, 1973, TO SIMONS) MIGHT BE PROCESSED AT THE SAME TIME. WE WOULD ASK UKMIS GENEVA TO MAKE THE POINT TO UNHCR THAT SPEEDY RE-SETTLEMENT OF THE LATEST BOAT-LOAD COULD INFLUENCE THE SULTAN TO TAKE A MORE SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE TO FUTURE BOAT REFUGEES.
6. GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA COULD INFORM UNHCR HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THE
PRESENT BOAT-LOAD.
7. THERE ARE NO TREATIES OR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS WHICH APPEAR. TO US TO BE RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT SITUATION (YOUR PARAGRAPH 4)
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