TNAG-0893-FCO40-1103-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 22

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CONCLUSION

41. THERE CAN BE NO DENYING THE GRAVITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES

FACING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THE PRESENT CPISIS. THE STATES OF THE INDO-CHINA PENINSULA, THOSE OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, ALL HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO HELP RESOLVE THE DESPERATE TRAGEDY

OF THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS. NUCH IS AT STAKE: FUNDAMENTAL

PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND OF CONDUCT, THE FUTURE OF COUNTLESS PEOPLE

AND THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE, THE WILL AND CAPACITY OF THE

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RESPOND IN UNISON AND IN FULL MEASURE.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT GOVERNMENTS TAKE FIRM DECISIONS TO ACT IN

CONCERT IN ORDER TO CONTAIN, REDUCE AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FORTHCOMING MEETING MUST ACHIEVE THIS END.

ENDS.

FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO WASHINGTON AND HANOI.

MURRAY

FILES SEAD

HK & GD

UND

FED

EESD

N AM D

SAD

EID

PUSD OID IPD

NEWS D M & VD PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR HURD PS/ER BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF SIR A PARSONS MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

ADDITIONAL DISTN

COAT PEOPLE

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