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POSSIBILITY, TO DELAY ISSUING UK VISAS TO ODP APPLICANTS, SEEMS A NON-STARTER SINCE THERE IS ALREADY A BACKLOG OF OVER 1,500 APPLICANTS WHO HAVE VISA PROMISE LETTERS AND WHO ARE MERELY WAITING FOR THEIR EXIT PERMITS FROM THE VIETNAMESE.

4. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS, THEY WOULD BE MOST WELCOME.

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