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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI TELNO.128 OF 17 SEPTEMBER,
INFO F.C.0.
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
SPECIAL FLIGHTS.
HKK 243/32 1/54 243/332/14
RECEIV
19 SEP 1977
IN EX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO MISS LUKE FOR HER HELP IN GOING TO HO CHI MINH CITY ON 19 SEPTEMBER.
I AM AFRAID WE HAVE NO DEALINGS AT ALL WITH TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES AND FOR WIDER POLITICAL REASONS WE COULD NOT CONTEMPLATE AN APPROACH TO THEM. MOREOVER THE CARRIAGE OF TAIWANESE OR THEIR DEPENDANTS ON OUR SPECIAL FLIGHTS IS A PRICE WE DO NOT THINK WE COULD PAY IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR CONTINUATION.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE IRCC POLICY IS ON CARRIAGE OF DEPENDANTS, BUT COULD NOT THEIR SPECIAL FLIGHTS VIA BANGKOK TO TAIWAN BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE CLOSE RELATIVES NOT HOLDING TAIWAN
VISAS.
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OUR COMMENTS ON YOUR TELNO.176-10 F.C.O WILL FOLLOW SEPARATELY BUT MY IMPRESSION IS THAT IN FACT WE ARE BOTH THINKING ALONG
SIMILAR LINES.
FOR F.C.O'S INFORMATION. MAIDEEN HAS JUST TOLD US THAT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY ARE UNABLE TO ARRANGE SPECIAL FLIGHTS ON EITHER 23 OR 30 SEPTEMBER.
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MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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