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EGISTRY, No. 50
27 MAY 1975
TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NO 1825 OF 123 MAY 1975 INFO PRIORITY - HONG KONG ROUTINE OTTAWA STOCKHOLM COPENHAGEN PEING MANILA SINGAPORE (FOR SAIGON) CANBERRA WELLINGTON
MY TEL NO 1711: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY DURING A CALL TODAY ON
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MILLER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, TO REINFORCE THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT ON 14 MAY (PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE). MILLER,
WITH WHOM WE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OF
DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM, TOOK CAREFUL NOTE AND SAID HE APPRECIATED THE PROBLEMS WHICH THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES MUST BE CREATING FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. WE SAID WE HOPED THE US
AUTHORITIES WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE IN AS MANY VIETNAMESE AS
POSSIBLE FALLING OUTSIDE THE CATEGORIES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. MILLER SAID THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. DID NOT LIE ONLY WITH HIS BUREAU WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT BUT WE COULD BE ASSURED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE.
2. WE SPOKE SUBSEQUENTLY TO ANTIPPAS WHO SAID THAT WE SHOULD QUOTE NOT BE DISCOURAGED UNQUOTE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT WAS CONSCIOUS
OF OUR DIFFICULTIES AND WOULD DO THEIR BEST. ANTIPPAS SAID THAT THE TASK FORCE WAS ALREADY MAKING FASTER PROGRESS THAN HE WOULD
HAVE EXPECTED SOME DAYS AGO.
3. WE SHALL CHECK AGAIN WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT NEXT WEEK.
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RESEARCH DEPT (AM SECT).
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MR BLANKS DS11 MOD KR FITZGERALD. HOME MR R. MACDOWALL) OFFICE MR WATTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMME OFFICE, HOME OFFICE
MR KIDD, HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE
MAJOR B.G. JOHNSON
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