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OCMIAN 5253

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00 CANBE

FM FCOLN TO CANBE

080918Z AUG

GRS 257

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FM FC 0

TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA

TELNO 380

OF 080918Z AUGUST 86

(21

24

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HKK

7

243/11

RECEIVEN. PSAISTRY

2 & AUG 1986

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS SENT TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1464 OF 16/7

REGISTRY

ran Taken

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1464

OF 160900Z JULY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR

72

YOUR TELNO 2237: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

TUR ARIVED AFTER PROPOSALS SUMMARISED IN OUR TELNO 1346

HAD ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS. HOWEVER, OUR SUBMISSION

INCLUDED REFERENCE TO A PROBABLE FALL IN US OFFTAKE FROM THIS

AUTUMN AS FORESHADOWED IN YOUR PREVIOUS TELS. MINISTERS HAVE SINCE

AGREED TO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE SHALL NOW:

(A)

(B)

APPROACH HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS ON THE NEED FOR A

CONTINUED UK OFFTAKE FROM HONG KONG, AND

EXAMINE IN DETAIL HOW WE SHOULD PROCEED TO CONSULT WITH

RESETTLEMENT COUNTIRES AND OTHERS ON THE LONGTERM PROBLEM

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