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TO DESKBY 23080OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 1306

OF 20155OZ MAY 88

INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, OTTAWA, BANGKOK

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YOUR TELNO 19394 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FORTHCOMING

CONFERENCES

1.

THANK YOU FOR TUR. WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PROPOSED LINE.

WE FULLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAN ONLY ADVISE THE NON-OFFICIAL

MEMBERS, BUT YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO WARN THEM AS TACTFULLY AS POSS-

IBLE THAT IT WOULD BE MOST UNHELPFUL IF THEY WERE TO UPSET THE

MAJOR RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, IN PARTICULAR THE UNITED STATES, BY ADOPTING A VERY TOUGH OR CRITICAL STANCE, PARTICULARLY IN

WASHINGTON.

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