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"CONFIDENT REGISTRY NO. 50
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- 7 APR 1975
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FM FCO 041300Z APR
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 248 OF 4 APR INFO ROUTINE TO
SAIGON.
FOLLOWING FOR DONALD.
1. WE ARE GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
REFUGEES FROM THE FIGHTING IN VIETNAM MIGHT MAKE THEIR WAY TO
HONG KONG. OUR PRESENT THINKING IS THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT
ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS TO REFUSE THEM ADMITTANCE, BUT EQUALLY THAT THEIR PRESENCE IN HONG KONG WOULD THROW CONSIDERABLE STRAIN
ON THE COLONY'S RESOURCES. WE SHALL NEED TO CONSULT MINISTERS. 2. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE GIVEN ANY THOUGHT
TO THIS CONTINGENCY AND, IF SO, WHAT YOUR VIEWS ARE ON LIKELY NUMBERS, HANDLING ETC.
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