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TELEGRAM NUMBER 345 OF 24 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK

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ADAMS' MINUTE OF 17 SEPTEMBER: VIETNAMESE LAND REFUGEES

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IF PRESSED AT THE FURTHER MEETING ON 28 SEPTEMBER ON NW82

YOU MAY OF COURSE SAY THAT AS WELL AS ACCEPTING ANY WITH A CASE UNDER OUR FAMILY REUNIFICATION CRITERIA (SPOUSES AND MINOR CHILDREN), WE ARE PREPARED TO CONSIDER SYMPATHETICALLY THE CASES OF THOSE WHO HAVE ANY RELATIVE IN THE UK.

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WE CANNOT AUTHORISE ANY OFFERS TO THOSE UNCONNECTED WITH THE UK SINCE IT WOULD FOR ONE THING (FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION),

SEVERELY EMBARRASS US VIS A VIS THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES FROM WHOM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING ANY EXCEPT FAMILY

REUNIFICATIONS AND (POSSIBLY) SHIP RESCUES. ANY OFFER TO TAKE A

SHARE OF THE 1400 UNATTACHED AT NW82 WOULD UNDERMINE THE

PRINCIPLE WE HAVE ACTED ON SO FAR, THAT WE REGARD HONG KONG AS

HAVING FIRST CALL ON ANY CONTRIBUTION WE CAN MAKE TO MANAGING

THE S.E. ASIA REFUGEE PROBLEM.

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