DOMESTIC THE
FRAMEWORK. SOME ISSUES ARE:
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ITS COMMITMENT TO, OR NEUTRALITY ON, THE ISSUE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE :
ITS CAPACITY AT THIS STAGE TO DE-EMPHASISE CONTINUING LARGE SCALE RESETTLEMENT: AND
HOW FORTHCOMING CAN/WILL THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION BE ON THE INDO-CHINESE ISSUE: AND HOW WILL THIS BE TRANSLATED INTO U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE PREPARATORY PERIOD BEFORE THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION TAKES UP OFFICE.
AS THE MOST INVOLVED BANGKOK AND KUALA LUMPUR (UNDERLINED) - OF THE ASEAN FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES, THE THAIS AND THE MALAYSIAN'S ARE THE KEY PLAYERS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE VIEWS ON:
WHETHER OR NOT YOUR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS WOULD VALUE FURTHER BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA OR WHETHER THEY WOULD PREFER DISCUSSION OF THE WAY AHEAD IN A WIDER FORUM
HOW MALAYSIA AND THAILAND PROPOSE TO RESPOND TO THE SRV INVITATION FOR BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS - WE NOTE THE SLIPPAGE IN DATES FOR HASSAN OMAR'S VISIT AND CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN BANGKOK ABOUT THE TIMING OF A THAI RESPONSE HOW THINKING ON THE ISSUE OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HAS DEVELOPED SINCE THE ASEAN PMC MEETING.
HONG KONG (UNDERLINED) WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IN CLOSE
THINKING OF THE CONTACT WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
8. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MINISTERS WITH SOME CONSOLIDATED ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION BY THE END OF AUGUST, WE ALSO WISH TO ENSURE THAT AN AUSTRALIAN POSITION IS DEVELOPED QUICKLY SO THAT WE CAN INFLUENCE THE EVENTUAL OUTCOME AS OPPORTUNITES ARISE.
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WE WOULD NOTE IN CONCLUSION THAT WE HAVE FOUND POSTS' REPORTING TO HAVE BEEN MOST USEFUL IN KEEPING US INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.
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