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WASHINGTON TELNO 2335, OTTAWA TELNO 559, CANBERRA TELNO 556 AND TOKYO TELNO 909: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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THANK YOU FOR REPORTS IN TURS. ON BALANCE WE FEEL THAT

IT WOULD DO NO HARM TO GIVE IGC MEMBERS A FURTHER GENTLE NUDGE IN ADVANCE OF THEIR OCTOBER MEETING.

2.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD APPROACH HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE LINES OF PARA 2(A) AND (B) OF OUR TELNO 1581 TO WASHINGTON: ASKING THAT, IN VIEW OF THE PRESSING NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, WE BE TOLD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATIONS

BETWEEN IGC MEMBERS AND ADDING THAT THE BRITISH DELEGATION WOULD

IN ANY EVENT HOPE TO HOLD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE EXCO

MARGINS WITH INDIVIDUAL IGC MEMBER DELEGATIONS ON THE ISSUES WE

HAVE NOW RAISED WITH THEM.

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