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AND THAT STILL OTHERS SHOULD MAKE SIZEABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

UNICR: THESE FUNDS WOULD HELP HIS WORK AND FOULD FMAPLE CERTATN COUNTRIES WHO WERE PREPAPED TO ACCEPT REPUCEFS FOR SETTLEMENT, WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO, NOW TO PLAY A WORTHWHILE PART.

6. WE HAVE ASKED PAST TUROOPAN DEOPPSENTATIVES WHETHEP TPFIR

GOVERNMENTS WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO PELIFF PROGRAMMES AND FHOULD PUT

PRESSURE CN THE VIETNAMESE TO CONTROL THE EXODUS. THE FUSSIANS

WERE ASKED ON 29 MAY TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH VIETNAM TO GET I' TO CHANCE ITS POLICY (MY TEL NO 275 TO MOSCOW).

CARFINGTON

PILES

SEAD

HK CD

OID

IPD

UND

NEWS DEPT

FED

VD

EESD

PS

M AN D

PS/LPS

SAD

PS/R HURD

EID (E)

PS/P BLAKER

PUSD

PS/FUS

STR A DUEN

SIF A PARSONS

MR CORTAZZI

MR LEARY

MP MURRAY

COPIES SENT TU NDIO DOWNING ST

CofIES TO: HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. OFFICE LONDON MIR HILLARY HOME OFFICE QUEEN ANNE'S GATE. MR WOODFIELD HOME OFFICE. LUNAR HOUSE,

CROYDON.

MR. V MCGEE FAO ODA

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