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TELEGRAM NUMBER 806 OF 14 NOVEMBER
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELECON EDIS / STITT SEAD
THIRD COMMITTEE: REFUGEES:
ASEAN DRAFT RESOLUTION
1. WE CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT THAT THE LANGUAGE OF PREAMBULAR
PARAGRAPH 2 SHOULD BE BROAD ENOUGH TO INCLUDE HONG KONG. IN THE
LIGHT OF THE RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST FOR AN EXPLICIT REFERENCE
(OUR TELNO 796, PARA 3), WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH ANY WORDING
WHICH MEETS THIS AIM. PLEASE THEREFORE EXPLORE WITH THE THAIS
THE ACCEPTABILITY OF LANGUAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE REFERENCE TO
'TERRITORIES'. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAST 11 WORDS OF THE PARAGRAPH
MIGHT BE REPLACED WITH 1 FOR MANY COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES,
PARTICULARLY THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF SOUTH EAST ASIA'.
CHINA'S ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE LANGUAGE REFERRING TO HONG KONG WOULD
BE INCONSISTENT FOR EXAMPLE WITH THE POSITION WHICH THEY TOOK AT
THE GENEVA REFUGEES MEETING.
2. IF YOU ACHIEVE AN INDIRECT REFERENCE, YOU SHOULD ALSO OFFER TO
COSPONSOR.
CARRINGTON
FILES
SLAD
EAD
PS/LPS
SIR A DUFF
UND
OID
PS/MR HURD
MR CORTAZZI
HKGD
NEWS D
RHOD D PS
PS/PUS
PS/MR BLAKER MR MURRAY
LORD NG LENNOX
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