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FM F C 0 161945Z FEBRUARY 79

TO IMMEDIATE JAKARTA

HKK

243/1

PA

रह

No 8192 CLE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 31 OF 16 FEBRUARY,

1

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, BONN, PARIS.

358

363

MY TELNO 44 TO MANILA AND YOUR TELNO 59 (NOT TO ALL): PROPOSAL FOR

AN ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES..

1. WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THIS IDEA. WE WOULD WISH TO-

SUPPORT ANY SENSIBLE INITIATIVE WHICH SEEMED LIKELY TO HELP

IN DEALING WITH THE REFUGEE PROBLEM. THERE ARE, HOWEVER,

SOME VERY REAL PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE

ANY SUCH PROPOSAL COULD BE SATISFACTORILY IMPLEMENTED.

2.

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PLEASE SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE INDONESIANS WHETHER

OR NOT (PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR) THEY WOULD MAKE IT A CONDITION OF PROVIDING AN ISLAND TRANSIT CENTRE THAT COUNTRIES OF FINAL

SETTLEMENT SHOULD PROVIDE GUARANTEES OF RESETTLEMENT FOR ALL

REFUGEES WHO MIGHT LAND THERE.

BY 191400Z.

OWEN.

GRATEFUL FOR TELEGRAPHIC REPLY

FILES

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