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APRIL PROBABLY HAVE SUCH CONNECTIONS: AND THERE MAY WELL BE OTHER
AMONG THOSE WHO ARRIVED LATER. THERE MAY ALSO BE A RESIDUM WITH NO
CONNECTIONS ANYWHERE WHO MIGHT APPROPRIATELY GO TO THE UNITED STATES
TO JOIN VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY THERE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN
HONG KONG IS VERY SMALL IN COMPARISON WITH THOSE WHICH
THE UNITED STATES IS ALREADY HAVING TO ABSORB.
3. YOU MAY ADD THAT IT IS IN NO ONE'S INTEREST TO INCREASE THE
PROBLEMS FACING HONG KONG DOMESTICALLY OR TO ENDANGER ITS PRESENT
SATISFACTORY PELATIONSHIP WITH THE CPR. I HOPE THEREFORE THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ALL FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERING
THE PROBLEM.
4. PLEASE REPORT REACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CALLAGHAN
FILES
HKIOD
NAD
SEAD
SWPD
MVD
WED
DEFENCE DEPT
NEWS DEPT
UND
CONSULAR EMERGENCY UNIT
MR MALE
MR HAWLEY
MR EDMONDS
PS TO MR HATTERSLEY
PS TO MISS LESTOR
PS TO MR ENNALS
PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
PS TO PUS
PS
RESEARCH DEPT (AMERICAN SECTION)
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COPIES TO
MR BLANKS DS 11
MOD
MR T FITZGERALD, HOME OFFICE. LUNAR HOUSE
MR R MACDOWALL
MR WATTS,
HOME OFFICE
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES DEPT, HOME OFFICE
MR KIDD, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
[COPIES SENT TO NO. 10 DOWNING STREET]
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