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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 913 OF 16 SEPTEMBER INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, PRIORITY VIENTIANE (PLEASE PASS CONFIRMATION COPY TO HANOI)
HANOI TELEGRAM NO 218: MEETING WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE
FOREIGN MINISTER.
IF YOU AGREE, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF H.M. AMBASSADOR COULD ALSO DRAW ATTENTION TO THOSE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES HERE WHO WANT TO RETURN TO VIETNAM.
''GOLDEN 2. AS BACKGROUND, WE GATHER THE NORTH VIETNAMESE SHIP, STAR'', WHICH PLIES REGULARLY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PORTS IN VIETNAM IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND SAIL FOR SAIGON AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, PROBABLY WITH THE UNHCR MEDICINES AND THE TWO CARS WHICH BELONGED TO THE FORMER SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSULATE IN HONG KONG AMONG OTHER CARGO. WE KNOW THAT IT CARRIED ABOUT A DOZEN VIETNAMESE WHO HAD BEEN STRANDED IN HONG KONG BACK TO DANANG IN JUNE.
3. H.M. AMBASSADOR MIGHT EXPLORE POSSIBILITY THAT DR V WOULD AGREE TO REPATRIATION ON 'GOLDEN STAR'' OF SOME AT LEAST OF THOSE REFUGEES IN OUR CAMPS WHO WANT TO RETURN. (ABOUT 30 CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SO FAR).
4. IN DISCUSSING PARA 2(B) OF HANOI TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, WE HOPE REFERENCE CAN ALSO BE MADE TO THOSE HOLDING HONG KONG DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS WHO WISH TO LEAVE SAIGON. THIS ISSUE IS STILL AROUSING A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN IN HONG KONG.
MACLEHOSE