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YOUR TELNO 1698: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SCORRI REPORT

or

1. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS IN PARA 1 OF TUR, WHICH WE HAVE

INCORPORATED IN OUR DRAFT. AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT UPON THE DRAFT IN

OUR TELNO 1168, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHETHER

THE INFORMATION IN OUR PROPOSED PARA 12 CAN SAFELY BE DIVULGED:

ARE YOU SATISFIED THAT THE AUSTRALIANS WILL NOT OBJECT TO THIS

REFERENCE?

2. ON PARA 2 OF TUR, AS OUTLINED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 1167 THE

TIMETABLE FOR CLEARING OUR SCORRI CONTRIBUTIONS IS VERY TIGHT

INDEED. WE HOPE THEREFORE THAT YOU WILL FEEL ABLE TO

CONSULT EXCO ON 27 AUGUST AND GIVE US YOUR VIEWS ON THE

RECOMMENDATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. IF WE ARE TO BE SURE

OF PUBLISHING OUR REPLY BEFORE THE UNHCR EXCO, WE MUST PUT TRY TO

PUT OUR CONTRIBUTIONS ON RECOMMENDATION 5(IV) TO MINISTERS ON

30 AUGUST AT THE LATEST.

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PS/MR LUCE

SIR W HARDING

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