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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 394 OF 19 MAY.
FROM H K I OD
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 399: P Q ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,
1. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING REPLY:
QUOTE 3,909 REFUGEES ARE TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATED IN SPECIAL RECEPTION CENTRES WITH MEDICAL AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES
PROVIDED. VERY FEW WISH TO REMAIN THERE AND SOME TWENTY GOVERN- MENTS ARE CONSIDERING APPROACHES WE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE MADE ABOUT RESETTLEMENT. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES DESERVE HIGH PRAISE FOR THEIR HANDLING OF THIS EMERGENCY. UNQUOTE. 2. THERE WAS NO NEED, HERE, TO REPEAT MR JENKINS' STATEMENT ON 8 MAY,
IN A WRITTEN ANSWER TO MR A L WILLIAMS M P, THAT HE IS PREPARED TO ADMIT A NUMBER OF REFUGEES HAVING PREVIOUS CONNECTION
OR TIE WITH THE U K. BUT WE SUGGEST THAT YOUR GIS MAY WISH TO
PUBLICISE BOTH REPLIES TOGETHER.
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MR WILFORD
MR MALE
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE 6 GRAFTON STREET W1
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