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FM FCO 242025Z JUN 83
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 216 OF 24 JUNE
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI
FCO TELNO 185 OF 25 MAY? VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
1 WHILE WE SHOULD NOT (NOT) IN THE EVENT WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MR HAYDEN'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HANOI TO ASK HIM TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF ABOUT THE CONTINUING REFUGEE PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR HIM TO HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF OUR POSITION BEFORE HE GETS TO HANOI AND HONG KONG.
2 PLEASE SEEK AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AT SENIOR OFFICIAL LEVEL THE POINTS IN THE EXPOSITION IN MIPT IN WHATEVER WAY SEEMS' MOST APPROPRIATE, MAKING IT CLEAR ALSO THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING MR HAYDEN TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF. THE ARGUMENTS ARE PURELY FOR THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S BACKGROUND.
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