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19 MAY 1975
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TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO TELNO 479 OF 16 MAY 1975 INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR).
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM MALE. YOUR TELNO. 585 HMS CHICHESTER,
1. IF GOVERNOR HONG KONG BELIEVES CHANCES ARE NEGLIGIBLE THAT CHICHESTER WILL BE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES DURING THIS PERIOD I WILL GLADLY SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE MOD. WE CANNOT, HOWEVER, IGNORE PRESS REPORTS THAT NO FEWER THAN 64 BOAT-LOADS OF REFUGEES HAVE NOW LEFT THEIR ANCHORAGES AT SINGAPORE.
2. 1 ENTIRELY ACCEPT WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES
CF A NAVAL VISIT AT THIS TIME, BUT IF THE GOVERNOR CONSIDERS THE RISK OF A FURTHER INFLUX OF REFUGEES INTO HONG KONG CANNOT BE IGNORED I FEAR WE MUST ACQUIESCE IN THE DECISION TO CANCEL THE VSIT. IN THAT CASE I HOPE THE JAPANESE WILL UNDERSTAND OUR REASONS AND THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO REARRANGE THE VISIT
FOR SOME LATER DATE.
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