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TO PRIORITY SAIGON TELNO 29 OF 4 JULY 74 INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG.
YOUR TELNO 167: REPATRIATED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
1. MR HATTERSLEY RAISED THIS WITH THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE
FOREIGN MINISTER WHEN HE CALLED AT THE FCO ON 4 JULY.
THE MINISTER WAS WELL BRIEFED SINCE WILFORD HAD RAISED
THE MATTER WITH HIM ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, MR BAC SAID THAT HE COULD GIVE STRAIGHT AWAY AN ASSURANCE THAT THE 118 VMO HAD VIOLATED THE IMMIGRATION/EMIGRATION LAWS VOULD HAVE A TRIAL IN OPEN COURT AND WOULD NOT BE HARSHLY PUNISHED FOR THESE OFFENCES, HE ADDED THAT WOMEN AND DRAFT DODGERS IN PARTICULAR WOULD BE TREATED LIGHTLY IN A REFERENCE PRESUMABLY TO TRONG HUONG (YOUR TELMO 100) MR BAC SAID THAT ONE SMUGGLER WHO HAD BEEN CONVICTED IN ABSENTIA AND SENTENCED TO DEATH HAD HAD THE CAPITAL SENTENCED COMMUTED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT ON 3 JULY.
2. RECORD FOLLOWS BY EAG.
CALLAGHAN
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PS/LORD GORONNY-ROBERTS
PS/MR ENNALS
PS/MR HATTERSLEY
PŠI PUS
MR SCOTT
MR WILFORD MR MALE
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