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FM HONG KONG 160840Z
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 50
16 JUN 1975
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 595 OF 16 JUNE INFO PRIORITY VIENNA ROUTINE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, PARIS,
PEKING, UKMIS NEW YORK INFO SAVING HANOI (VIENTIANE PLEASE PASS).
OUR TELEGRAM NO 590: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
AUSTRIAN CONSUL-GENERAL HAS INFORMED US THAT HIS GOVERNMENT
HAVE TOLD UNHCR THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT UP TO 200 .
REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA AND THAT OF THIS NUMBER HALF
WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM HONG KONG.
2, WE ARE ARRANGING A MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN CONSUL-GENERAL AND OUR
IMMIGRATION PEOPLE IN ORDER TO DISCUSS HOW BEST TO MAKE THE
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THIS HELPFUL OFFER. AUSTRIAN MISSION HERE IS SMALL, WE UNDERSTAND THAT (SO FAR) IT IS
NOT THE INTENTION OF THE AUSTRIANS TO SEND ANY OFFICIAL FROM VIENNA WHO COULD HELP IN PROCESSING AND SELECTION OF REFUGEES, AS DANES
ARE NOW DOING.
3. ONCE WE HAVE EXAMINED PROBLEM IN DETAIL WITH CONSUL-GENERAL, WE SHALL TELEGRAPH AGAIN. AT THAT STAGE, WE MIGHT BE GLAD OF
HELP OF BRITISH EMBASSY VIENNA TO SUGGEST TO THE AUSTRIANS THAT IT WOULD HELP MATTERS GREATLY IF THEY SENT AN IMMIGRATION EXPERT
HERE.
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