GR 430
IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL
2
ニゴリ
CYPHER CAT A
FM HANOI 110933Z
CONFIDENTIAL
RELEVED IN
REGISTRY NO. 51 13 JAN1977
11/41242/902/1
NEXT
REF.
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
TELNO 6 OF 11 JANUARY AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO.
YOUR TELNO 6 OF 6 JANUARY: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG
KONG.
1. TUR RECEIVED HERE 10 JANUARY.
2. FOR HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER HAS JUST
PROPOSED VISIT TO LONDON 17-19 JANUARY. AT TIME OF WRITING
NO CONFIRMATION YET RECEIVED FROM FCO THAT THIS POSSIBLE.
3. THE VIETNAMESE HAVE NOT UP TO NOW WANTED ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BACK (AS YOU KNOW THESE CASES WERE SOME TIME AGO PRESENTED
AMONG MANY OTHERS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES BY UNHCR TO VIETNAMESE
AUTHORITIES) BUT MIGHT NOW SEE PUBLIC RELATIONS BENEFIT IN RETURNING VIETNAMESE, OR WE COULD PERHAPS FORCE THE ISSUE:
FCO MIGHT WANT TO BRING IT UP DURING VISIT MENTIONED IN PARA
2, TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS IN UK. HOWEVER, IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL, THOSE RETURNING (PARTICULARLY THE EX-ARMY AND GOVERNMENT ONES) WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT REJOIN THEIR
FAMILIES BUT BE CONSIGNED ON ARRIVAL TO RE-EDUCATION CAMPS
FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. EVERYONE ON THE FAMOUS BOATLOAD
FROM GUAM SHORTLY AFTER END OF WAR HAS COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED:
THE ICRC ARE UNABLE TO TRACE ANY OF THEM,
4. PERHAPS THE ABOVE IS NOT, TECHNICALLY, OUR CONCERN, BUT AT A TIME OF MOUNTING WORLD CRITICISM OF TREATMENT BY
NORTH OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE, I THINK WE SHOULD TREAD CAREFULLY
| APPRECIATE DANGER OF SETTING PRECEDENT BY LETTING REFUGEES STAY BUT WONDER IF THESE ONES REALLY KNOW WHAT IS LIKELY TO
AWAIT THEM IN VIETNAM.
FCO PASS ALL
LANCASTER
FILES:
MVD
SEAD
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
HKD
MT) MATO
to make the
AABT TUDATTAT