TNAG-1277-FCO40-1627-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 173

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TELELETTER LEEKS (SECURITY BRANCH) TO SEGAR (SEAD) OF 4 NOVEMBER PO YANG

1 REGRET HOME OFFICE COULD NOT AGREE TO RECONSIDER

CERTAINLY NOT IN THE TIME AVAILABLE. BUT PLEASE LET US KNOW THE

RESULT OF AUSTRALIAN CONSIDERATION OF THE SIX.

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2 WE DO NOT RULE OUT A FURTHER FORMAL APPROACH (CLIFT'S LETTER TO JEAFFRESON OF 5 MAY), THOUGH PROBABLY NOT ON THE BASIS OF LEEKS' PARA 5 WHICH, THOUGH ATTRACTIVE, IS UNLIKELY TO CUT MUCH ICE HERE.

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