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REPLY TO PRESIDENT CARTER'S LETTER OF 14 MAY TO THE PRIME MINISTER

1. In his circular minute of 23 May, Mr Melhuish sought draft contributions for a substantive reply to President Carter's letter. We discussed with Mr Cortazzi and agreed that it would be appropriate to suggest the inclusion of a paragraph about Vietnamese refugees. I attach a draft.

29 May 1979

R J T McLaren

Hong Kong & General Department

cc: Mr Cortazzi

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