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repatriation to

Vietnam

for the time being since there is no

prospect of Vietnamese

of Vietnamese cooperation and because of the likely outcry

if it became known that we were speaking to the Vietnamese on these

lines. He has recommended exploring me thods of improving training

in the camps in Hong Kong.

difficulties in Hong Kong rule out abolition of the closed camps.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary is still considering the

matter.

He has concluded that political

11.

In advance of a formal response to the SCORRI report, it would

be improper to go beyond the line in the Notes for Supplementaries

(We are not supposed to anticipate our reply to SCORRI).

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