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TELEGRAM NUMBER 188 OF 4 JUNE
INFO UKMIS NEW YORK AND HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR)
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YOUR TELNO 227 TO UKMIS NEW YORK: INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES
PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE.
1. ACTION TAKEN WITH MISS EDELSTEIN, DIRECTOR UN SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS DIVISION, DEA. MISS EDELSTEIN SAID THAT AT DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL THE CANADIANS WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC, BUT SHE COULD NOT ANTICIPATE THE POSITION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT WHICH TAKES OFFICE TODAY. SHE WAS PREPARING BRIEFING FOR THE NEW MINISTER ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD CERTAINLY DRAW ATTENTION TO MRS THATCHER'S PROPOSAL. THE DEA WAS TREATING THE CUBJECT AS A PRIORITY, BUT IT MIGHT NEVERTHELESS BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE
INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE SENT TO NEW YORK.
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