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4. ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL WE MUST NOW ASSUME THAT WE ARE UNLIKELY
TO HAVE AGREEMENT ON MODALITIES IN TIME TO INCLUDE ORP II RETURNEES ON THE 22 JANUARY FLIGHT. UNLESS YOU OR HANOI SEE DIFFICULTIES WE INTEND TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE AGENT FOR HEAVYLIFT/PELITA ON 8 JANUARY, FOR A FLIGHT ON 22 JANUARY TO RETURN THOSE OF THE 42 ORP I CASES WHO ARE SCREENED OUT AND DO NOT/NOT VOLUNTEER BEFORE THE 72-HOUR LIST IS FINALISED. 2 OF THE
42 HAVE ALREADY VOLUNTEERED AND SO WE ARE DOWN TO A PLANE-LOAD OF 40. WE MAY OF COURSE REACH A POINT WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE SO SMALL THAT WE MAY NEED TO RECONSIDER WHETHER THE FLIGHT SHOULD PROCEED. BUT AT THIS STAGE WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD PLAN ON THE BASIS THAT THE FLIGHT WILL GO AHEAD.
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.VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
LIMITED
SEAD
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
ECD (E)
FINANCE D
FED
HKD
NAD
NEWS D
RMD
UND
EMAD/ODA
ADDITIONAL
8
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
135
EAPD/ODA
HD/ECFAD/ODA
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR AINSCOW
MR BONE
MR MUIR
MR BURNS
MR FREEMAN
MR KERBY
MR MANNING
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