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15 SEP 1986

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FM CANBERRA

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 556

OF 110515Z SEPTEMBER 1986

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YOUR TELNO 1581 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.

1. GIVEN THE SECPTICAL ATTITUDE OF DFA EXPRESSED IN OUR TELNO 531,

WE BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE MORE VALUE IN PURSUING THE SOFTER

APPROACH OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TUR.

LEAHY

CEHPAN 4308

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED

NEWB D

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

MAED

P8

PS/MR RENTON PS/ MR EGGAR

BIR W HARDING

MR SLATER

MR WILSON

MR BRAITHWAITE

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