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YOUR TELNO 725: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SI BONGA

1. IF ICEM ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE THE CHARTER FLIGHT MENTIONED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, IT WOULD BE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS IF THE PLANE COULD LAND AT BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT WHICH IS ONLY A

FEW MILES FROM THE CAMP THE REFUGEES WILL BE GOING TO.

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TO BE INOCULATED AGAINST CHOLERA IF THIS IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY, AND FOR ALL ALSO TO BE X-RAYED. X-RAYS SHOULD BE SENT WITH EACH

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