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PRIORITY
CR 188
EN CLAIR
FM HANGI 02860CZ
UNCLASSIFIED
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 120 OF
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG.
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No. 50 dol
VIETNAMESE VISAS FOR HONG KONG:
1.
- 2 JUN1975
WICK 18
JUNE
25
LE KHOAN HONG DEPUTY PRG REPRESENTATIVE IN HANOI CALLED
ON ME TODAY AND ASKED THAT I SHOULD ASK THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND THE VISAS OF ELEVEN EMPLOYEES OF THE
FORMER SOUTH VIETNAM REGIME WHO ARE PRESENTLY IN HONG KONG THESE ELEVEN HAVE ASKED PERMISSION TO RETURN TO SOUTH VIETNAM AND WHILE THEIR CASE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION THE PRG WOULD LIKE
TO REGULARI SE "THEIR POSITION. I HAVE ASKED FOR A LIST OF THEIR
NAMES AND PASSPORT NUMBERS WHICH HONG HAS PROMISED TO TRY
AND PROVIDE TODAY OR TOMORROW. I AM LEAVING HANOI FOR HONG KONG
TOMORROW 3 JUNE AND I SHALL TRY TO TAKE THE LIST WITH ME.
2. THE ELEVEN PERSONS CONCERNED ARE
A, SIX MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF AN AIR VIETNAM AIRCRAFT (MR HONG
THOUGHT THAT THESE WERE NOT THE CREW OF THE BOEING 707 PRESENTLY
SUBJECT TO LITIGITATION YOUR TELNO 427 TO HONG KONG)
B. THREE OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
C.
TWO MEMBERS OF THE OLD SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSULATE.
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