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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2326 OF 16 AUGUST 1979,
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, MANILA, JAKA TA. (519) HONG KONG TEL NO 1172 REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE IN PHILIPPINES
1. CORTAZZ! MADE OUR INTEREST VERY CLEAR WHEN HE SAX AMBASSADOR CLARK 1546ON 9 AUGUST (WASHINGTON TEL NO 2258. PARA 3). GIVEN THAT THE US
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EMBASSY IN MANILA ALREADY APPARENTLY ENVISAGES THAT THE US NOTE TO ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS WOULD INCLUDE PROVISION FOR HONG KONG, AND BEARING IN MIND HOLBROOKE'S INJUNCTION THAT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER-WORRY THE PROBLEM'' (WESTON'S LETTER TO CORTAZZI OF 13 AUGUST - COPIED TO POLITICAL ADVISER), OUR JUDGEMENT IS THAT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO PRESS THE AMERICANS AGAIN AS A DELIBERATE. ACT. BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT CROPS UP NATURALLY IN THE COURSE OF CONTACTS TO REMIND THEM OF THE POINT.
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