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CONFIDENTIAL
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REGISTRY No. 50
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14 MAY 1975
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FM FCO 130910Z MAY
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON TEL NO 1060 OF 13 MAY 1975
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, OTTAWA, STOCKHOLM, COPENHAGEN, PEKING, MANILA, SINGAPORE (SAIGON UNIT), CANBERRA, WELLINGTON. LAST
MY TELEGRAM 367 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION PLEASE SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES AT AN APPROPRIATELY HIGH LEVEL ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(A) WE OF COURSE RECOGNISE THE DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES OF SUCH LARGE
NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES INTO THE UNITED STATES.
(B) THE PROBLEM OF MORE THAN 4,500 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG IS ACUTE (HONG KONG TELEGRAM 451 TO THE FCO) PARTICULARLY BEARING
IN MIND THAT HONG KONG IS OBLIGED TO ACCEPT IMMIGRANTS LEAVING
CHINA LEGALLY AT THE RATE OF 36,400 A YEAR AND THE RESULTANT STRAIN
ON THE COLONY'S SOCIAL SERVICES.
(C) HONG KONG HAS ACCEPTED THE VIETNAMESE THAT HAVE ARRIVED AND
TREATED THEM WELL: BUT. THE PRESSURES ON HONG KONG AND THE CLOSING
OF THE DOORS BY SINGAPORE AND PHILLIPPINES MAKES IT NECESSARY TO
PROHIBIT FURTHER ARRIVALS.
(D) DESPITE OUR OWN DOMESTIC PROBLEMS OR IMMIGRATION, WE ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE VIETNAMESE REGUGEES WITH CONNECTIONS WITH THIS COUNTRY IN ADDITION TO APPROXIMATELY 3 ALREADY HERË, ME HAIE AGREST TO ACCEPT 19 WITH THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS FROM THOSE SIGLAPSI X THE US AUTHORITIES FROM VIETNAM, WE ARE SINING YANI QASIM TO TAKING OTHERS WITH SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS PRO KHG 129%
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