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FM KUALA LUMPUR

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 262

OF 11095OZ MAY 89

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YOUR TELNO 860 TO WASHINGTON: VBP IN HONG KONG

1. MOST MALAYSIANS HAVE TAKEN HOLIDAY DURING THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE END OF RAMADAN. NO-ONE WHO HAS ANY MAJOR INPUT INTO POLICY MAKING ON THE REFUGEE ISSUE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK SO I PROPOSE TO WAIT UNTIL THE ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL (IE PUS) DATUK MAJID, WHO CHAIRED THE KL PREPCON, RETURNS ON 22 MAY OR UNTIL AMBASSADOR YAHYA BABA, UNDER SECRETARY FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC, RETURNS FROM BANGKOK ON 20 MAY. WE WILL ALSO BRIEF THE MALAYSIANS AT DESK OFFICER LEVEL WHEN

THE RELEVANT PEOPLE RETURN NEXT WEEK.

SPRECKLEY

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LEGAL ADVISERS

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