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5. IN ANSWER TO PRESS QUERIES, WE ARE MAKING USE OF GUIDANCE ALREADY AGREED IN HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 330, BUT IN NO WAY IMPLYING THAT HOLDING OF REFUGEES HAS PENAL FLAVOUR.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKIOD(4)
SEAD
FED
NAD
NEWS DEPT ·
CONSULAR DEPT
CONSULAR EMERGENCY UNIT
MVD
DEFENCE DEPT
PS
PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
PS TO MR HATTERSLEY
PS TO MISS LESTOR
PS TO PUS
SIR D WATSON
MR WILFORD
MR MALE
MR LARMOUR
MR HAWLEY
COPIES TO
MR BLANK
DS 11 MOD
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