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GR 120
IMMEDIATE
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FM HONG KONG 111055Z
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 460 OF 11 APRIL 1978
INFO IMMEDIATE BONN, EAST BERLIN,
EAST GERMAN POLITICAL REFUGEE.
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A DECKHAND CALLED HANS-JOACHIM WIEG (BORN 5 FEBRUARY 1955) FROM
THE EAST GERMAN COASTER POEL WHICH ARRIVED 6 APRIL FROM HAIPHONG, HAS APPROACHED THE F R G CONSULATE-GENERAL HERE REQUESTING ASYLUM
IN WEST GERMANY.
2. THE WEST GERMANS HAVE AGREED TO TAKE HIM. HE WILL BE SENT
UNESCORTED ON A LUFTHANSA FLIGHT LEAVING HONG KONG FOR, FRANKFURT AT 2100 HOURS LOCAL ON 12 APRIL. SO FAR, NO APPROACHES HAVE BEEN MADE TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE POEL (WHICH IS DUE TO LEAVE ABOUT 15 APRIL).
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3. THE STORY IS LIKELY TO BREAK IN THE MEDIA THIS EVENING, IN
RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES WE ARE CONFIRMING THAT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE CASE BUT ARE OFFERING NO FURTHER COMMENT.
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MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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