TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 175

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: UN CONFERENCE

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Mr Leahy SEAD

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Etual PA.

1. How to respond to the UN Secretary-General's questions about the Prime Minister's proposal for a conference (UKMIS New York telegrams Nos 621 and 623).

RECOMMENDATION

2. I recommend that we reply on the lines of the attached draft telegram.

ARGUMENT

If the

3. The Thai and Malaysian actions against refugees have exacerbated the situation. Very early action is required. Secretary-General does not respond quickly we may have no alternative

but to go to the Security Council.

4. I have submitted separately direct to the LPS draft messages from the Prime Minister to the UN Secretary-General and the Malaysian Prime Minister.

18 June 1979

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HAH Cortazzi