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64 Lord Carrington said that British thinking on Vietnam
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was largely confined to the refugee problem, with particular
There were now some 30,000
reference to Hong Kong.
Kong,which
refugees in Hong Kong, which could not really support them. Sir M Palliser added that it was virtually impossible to
stop the flow, although arresting ships captains had some
deterrent affut.
Mr Vance was convinced that the problem would get worse:
refugees from Cambodia would increase while
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from Virth to yould remain big. Some leg of
The US
fcine the outflow from Victon was essential.
gecogling 7,000 Indo-Chinese refugees a month. This
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great deul un there was a limit on how far the US cou
Although increasing humanitarian problems help to some extent.
ourt to help mor, at least financially. But he doubted
to give much help. r other countries could be brought to
th Americans had done little, while France was cutting back.
believed that the West should support the setting up of
rocessing centre on an island and hoped that all would
tinue to work with the UNHCR.
The
The
Mr Vance beloved that it was necessary to talk direct
Vietnam about regularising the flow of refugees.
anese had undertaken to do so. They had already threatened
cut off aid to Vietnam if Soviet bases were expanded and
arged
US had now ad them to extend this threat to cover the
ugee problem. There was a need to re-open a dialogue between the West
Vietnam, who do not wish to be dependent on the USSR or
China.
Lord Carrington commented that the French should be in the refugle problem, but c to help,
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de Sir Il Palliser commented that their
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