TNAG-1276-FCO40-1626-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 37

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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FROM WILLIAMSON

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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RESETTLEMENT IN JAPAN

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Presettlement

1. JAPANESE HAVE ANNOUNCED NEW CEILING OF 5,000 PLACES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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BILATERALLY JAPANESE HERE SAY EARLY APPROACH TO THEIR CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG AT HIGHEST LEVEL AND USING POLITICAL ARGUMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN REASONABLE ALLOCATION FOR HONG KONG.

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PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

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