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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 767 OF 23 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
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MCLAREN'S TELELETTER CR 2/4821/75 OF 22 SEPTEMBER TO BURNS,
SEAD: 33RD UNHCR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
1. SE ASIAN REFUGEES ARE UNLIKELY TO LOOM LARGE AT THIS YEAR'S
EXCOM, AND IT SEEMS MOST IMPROBABLE THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RESETTLE-
MENT PLACES WILL BE ON OFFER IN THE CORRIDORS.
2.
NEVERTHELESS WE AND UKMIS GENEVA AGREE WITH YOUR POINTS
3A AND C, AS WELL AS APPRECIATING YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE DOMESTICALLY
IN BEING SEEN TO ATTEND. PATRICK WILLIAMSON SHOULD BE A VALUABLE
AND WELCOME ADDITION TO THE UK DELEGATION.
3. HE SHOULD, OF COURSE, BEAR IN MIND THE IMPORTANCE OF UK AND
HONG KONG KEEPING CAREFULLY IN STEP ON REFUGEE ISSUES, AND WILL
NO DOUBT BE READY TO CLEAR ANY MAJOR INTERVENTION WITH HIS
UK COLLEAGUES.
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