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YOUR TELNO 52 TO COPENHAGEN:

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THAT THE COMMITTEE MENTIONED IN MY TELNO 140 HAS NOT BEEN SET UP YET. THE COMMITTEE IS TO HAVE TWO TIERS ONE WITH AN EXECUTIVE ROLE AND THE OTHER RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY ADVICE.

A SECRETARY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE APPOINTED SOON BUT THE DFA DO NOT EXPECT THE COMMITTEES TO START WORK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS (THIS MAY WELL IN FACT MEAN THE END OF THE SUMMER).

2. THE COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FORECAST IF THE SUBJECT WILL BE GIVEN A HIGH PRIORITY, SINCE PRIORITIES WILL BE DECIDIED BY THE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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