HOFO 007/05
00 SAIGON
00 F CO
00 SINGAPORE
GRS 300
CYPHER CAT/A
RECEIV
REGIST N 52
- APR 1975
WkKid/25
IMMEDIATE
FM HONG KONG Ø50715Z
CONFIDENTIAL
[FILES
11/4
ADVANCE COPY
PS/17 Encals
Ps/Miss Lector Mr Hondary Mr Wilford
Sir D. Watson Mr Marke
Hit Comancher Das Sect
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TO IMMEDIATE SAICON TELEGRAM NUMBER 21 OF 5 APRIL INFO IMMEDIATE
F CO AND SINGAPORE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 154 TO F C O AND F C O TELEGRAM NO 111
TO YOU.
EVACUATION PLANNING.
NOF
NOP
PA
10
914
PARA 4 OF F C O TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE ASKS FOR OUR VIEW
ON RESETTLING EMBASSY LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF IN HONG KONG. WITH-
OUT KNOWING MORE ABOUT COMPOSITION OF LOCAL STAFF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO GIVE A CATEGORICAL ANSWER. HOWEVER, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHILE WE WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT VIETNAMESE STAFF, WE WOULD BE
WILLING TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING AS A LAST RESORT ANY STAFF OR
IMMEDIATE DEPENDENTS WHO ARE CHINESE WITH FAMILY LINKS WITH
HONG KONG
2. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE REAL DIFFICULTIES HERE.
MANY LEADING HONG KONG FRIANCIAL AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES HAVE
BRANCHES IN VIETNAM AND WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE TO BE TOLD
TOAT REGRETFULLY HE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEIR LOCALLY ENGAGED
VIETNAMESE STAFF HERE IN PONG KONG.