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TELEGRAM NUMBER 250 OF 12 MAY
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS, OTTAWA, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, HANOI.
(2)
YOUR TEL 125 TO URMIS GENEVA: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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approach Ambassador Douglas on Thursday
(19/5).
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1. FIRST SECRETARY (CHANCERY) SPOKE ON LINES OF YOUR TUR TO ACTING FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY (AUS EQUIVALENT) IN DFA. MOTT MADE THE USUAL POINTS (SEE OUR TEL 35, NOT TO ALL) ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AUSTRALIA ACCEPTIN MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE AUSTRALIANS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PRINCIPLE IN A MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE, ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD WELCOME MORE DETAILS OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND, AND OF THE RESPONSES OF OTHER COUNTRIES APPROACHED.
2. HE ADDED THAT THE VIETNAMESE HAVE ALREADY MADE PROGRESS IN REDUCING THE OUTFLOW OF BOAT PEOPLE AND INCREASING ODP DEPARTURES. WERE WE CONSIDERING SOME SORT OF QUID PRO QUO, SUCH AS MORE ODP PLACES, IN RETURN FOR FURTHER PROGRESS?
3. YOU MAY WISH TO BEAR IN MIND THAT MR HAYDEN IS LIKELY TO VISIT HANOI IN JUNE (SEE UPTON'S TELELETTER OF 5 MAY TO WHITE, SPD
NOT TO ALL- FOR BACKGROUND).
MASON
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
SPD
PS
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
BOAT PEOPLE
HK & GD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
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