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NICKIY/S
TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO.339 OF 21 AUGUST 1974 INFO PARIS CANBERRA
HONG KONG AND SAIGON.
MY TELEGRAM NO 331: REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE FROM HONG KONG.
1. FOREIGN MINISTRY HAVE TOLD US THAT NETHERLANDS EMBASSY AT
SAIGON HAVE REPORTED THAT AMNESTY'S ALLEGATION THAT 14 OF THESE
PRISONERS HAD DIED APPEARED TO BE WITHOUT FOUNDATION. VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER HAD TOLD EMBASSY THAT PRISONERS WOULD BE GIVEN
FAIR PUBLIC TRIAL AND MEANWHILE WOULD BE WELL TREATED IN PRISON.
2. FOREIGN MINISTRY ARE ACCORDINGLY ADVISING THEIR MINISTER TO
REPLY TO AMNESTY THAT THERE APPEAR TO BE INADEQUATE GROUNDS FOR
FURTHER APPROACHES TO SOUTH VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES. BUT NO DECISION
HAS YET BEEN TAKEN.
BLAKEWAY
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NEWS D
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/MR ENNAL S
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