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FM FCOLN TO CANBE

031131Z JUN

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NO DISTRIBUTION

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TO ROUTINE CANBERRA

TELNO 276

OF 031131Z JUNE 86

AND TO ROUTINE OTTAWA

нии Han 243/4

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 4 JUN 1986

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REGISTRY

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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS RECEIVED FROM HK TELNO 1567 OF 22 MAY 86

INFO PRIORITY HANOI

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FROM JEAFFRESON FOR HUM.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION.

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FURTHER TO MY TELNO 1465 WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY THE AMERICANS

AND CANADIANS. THE SUBJECT ALSO CAME UP WHEN THE SECRETARY FOR THE

AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS VISITED

HONG KONG THIS WEEK.

2. THE AMERICANS ASKED FOR AN INFORMAL MEETING DISCUSS

INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. THEY EXPLAINED THAT, GIVEN THE

DIMINISHING PROSPECTS FOR RESETTLEMENT AND THE PRESENT HIGH RATE OF

ARRIVALS, THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS OLUTION WAS WORTHY OF FURTHER

CONSIDERATION. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WERE SPEAKING

INFORMALLY ON BEHALF OF THE USCG HERE. BUT WE GATHERED THAT THE

OPPOSITION TO INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT

LAST YEAR HAD REDUCED CONSIDERABLY.

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