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ON BALANCE, AND RELYING ON THE ASSESSMENT GIVEN IN SAIGON'S,
TELEGRAM NUMBER 409 OF 27TH DECEMBER 1973, WE WOULD MUCH PREFER
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TO RETURN HIM TO SOUTH VIETNAM. IF HE IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN HERE IT
IS INEVITABLE THAT OTHER YOUNG SOUTH VIETNAMESE WILL BE
ENCOURAGED TO SEEK REFUGE IN HONG KONG. SUCH A SITUATION MUST BE
AVOIDED.
5. LY IS AT PRESENT DETAINED IN THE VICTORIA RECEPTION CENTRE AND
WILL BE HELD PENDING YOUR COMMENTS.
6. WE SHALL SHORTLY BE REPLYING TO STUART'S LETTER OF 28TH
JANUARY BUT AS THIS DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE SITUATION IN WHICH AN
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SEEKS TO BE SENT TO SOME OTHER COUNTRY IT IS ONLY
MARGINALLY RELEVANT TO LY'S CASE. WE SHALL BE SAYING HOWEVER THAT
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE RETURNED ELEVEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
TO SOUTH VIETNAM AND THAT IN NO CASE DID WE FACE THE SUSTAINED AND
VOCIFEROUS PROTEST MADE ON BEHALF OF LEUNG.
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