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DRUVEL HAS SO FAR SET ITS FACE, AGAINST ACCEPTING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, IN CASE BRUNET AUTHORITIES AND SULTAN HIMSELF RAISES. QUESTION OF BRITISH RESPONSIBILITY TO REMOVE THEM, OR HOUSE THEM UNTIL RESETTLED ELSEWHERE, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A STATEMENT OF FORMAL FOSITION UNDER TREATY AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH I COULD IF NECESSARY USE IN EXPLANATION
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