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MDLIAN 5345

TO OFFER A SIE.

4. THE MALAYSIANS, THEN, ARE SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT WE ARE DOING IN HONG KONG BUT MAY NOT WISH TO TALE A PUBLIC POSITION UNTIL THEY

HAVE DECIDED ON THEIR OWN POLICY.

5. THE MFA ASKED WHETHER THERE WAS A COMMON EUROPEAN POSITION ON

THE DISTINCTIONS, (AS APPLIED TO VIETNAM) BETWEEN ECONOMIC MIGRANTS, POLITICAL REFUGEES AND WAR REFUGEES AND ON INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. GRATEFUL FOR

GUIDANCE.

SPRECKLEY

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