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FM CANBERRA 210645Z FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 137 OF 21 FEBRUARY
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
AND SAVING TO OTTAWA, WASHINGTON, BONN, PARIS, JAKARTA.
YOUR TELNO 348 TO WASHINGTON: ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE FOR
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. ACTION TAKEN WITH HEAD OF CONSULAR, IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORTS BRANCH, DFA. COTSELL SAID THAT DEPARTMENTS WERE STILL CONSIDERING THE QUESTION BUT THAT THEY WERE LIKELY TO FIND GREAT DIFFICULTY IN
AGREEING TO PRIOR GUARANTEES. HE HOPED TO LET US HAVE A FIRM VIEW
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
2. THE AUSTRALIANS HAD HOPED THAT THE ISLAND CHOSEN WOULD BE AS
CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO VIETNAM AND NOT IN INDONESIA. THEY WANT RE-
/ SETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SELECT WHOM THEY
WISH. THEY ASSUME THAT UNHCR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCENG AND
RUNNING THE CENTRE.
FCO PSE PASS ALL.
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