TNAG-0892-FCO40-1102-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 126

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SUBJECT:

INTERNATIONAL ACTION ON INDOCHINA REFUGEES

REF: STATE 158040

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2. REPLIES TO REFTEL HAVE INDICATED CONCERN IN SOME QUARTERS THAT SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON INDOCHINA REFUGEES COULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCT IVE, PARTICULARLY IF DEBATE RESULTS IN OVERCHARGING THE POLITICAL ATMOS- PHERE AND IF SOVIET UNION VET OES EVEN AN APOL IT I CAL RE SOL UT ION AIMED AT SETTING-THE STAGE -FOR AN INTER - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES. SOME COUNTRIES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT SUCH A RESULT COULD, IN EFFECT, FORECLOSE ANY FURTHER BROAD INTERNATIONAL ACTION, SUCH AS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

3. IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OF THIS ISSUE WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS, -CONVEY FOLLOWING POINTS:

- AS STATED REFTEL, WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT THE MOST DESIRABLE OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS

NOW UNDER WAY WOULD BE A MEETING OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

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