RECEIVED IN
GRS 84
PRISRITY CYPHER/CAT A
REGISTRY No.52
26 JUN1974
WKCN/3
FM HONG KONG 260630 Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE SAIGON TEL NO 11 OF
F CO.
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 8 TO SAIGON:
REPATRIATED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
LAST
N:
REF.
69)
1974
26 JUNE/ INFO PRIORITY
HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS ARE CARRYING AGENCY REPORTS FROM SAIGON
SOURCES THAT THE 118 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE NOW BEING HELD IN
A ''NOTORIOUS HELL HOLE PRISON' ON CON SON ISLAND.
2. SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSUL GENERAL BELIEVES REPORT TO BE UNTRUE
AND WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LINE THAT WE HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT
ASSURANCES GIVEN BY SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL NEVERTHELESS IF YOU CAN GIVE US ANY BACKGROUND ON THESE STORIES WHICH WOULD HELP CALM LOCAL OPINION. BETTER STILL, IF YOU COULD DISCREETLY ASCERTAIN THE GROUP'S EXACT WHEREABOUTS, THIS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.
ROBERTS
FILES
HKIOD
SEAD
MVD
MTD
DEFENCE DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS GIED
NEWS DEPT
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/HR ENNALS
PS/FUS
MR WILFORD
MR MATE
CONFIDENTIAL