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TO MEET EITHER OF THESE PROVISOS.' IF PRESSED FURTHER WE SUGGEST YOU SAY THAT HMG'S VIEW, GIVEN CURRENT VIETNAMESE POLICIES, IS THAT THERE IS LITTLE PROSPECT OF THE POSITION CHANGING IN THE

FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

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ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS THAT YOU REGULARLY SEND US, THE FIGURES OF 120,000 ARRIVALS SINCE 1979 LOOKS A LITTLE HIGH: SHOULD IT NOT BE 110,000 SINCE 1975?

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HKD

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PS/MR RENTON

DR WILSON

SIR W HARDING

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