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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 12 OCT 1978
TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON TELNO 2446 OF 10 OCTOBER DESK OFFICER INOF HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 3996: REFUGEES ON THE QUOTE WELL PARK UNQUOTE.
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1. PLEASE ASK THE STATE DEPARTMENT IF THE US MISSION IN TAIWAN
COULD NOW INFORM THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES THAT TWO DC-8 AIRCRAFT
HAVE BEEN CHARTERED TO BRING THE REFUGEES TO THE UK. DETAILS ARE:
FLIGHT NOS JV 4152A AND JV 4152B
DEPART ZURICH 1200Z ON 12 OCTOBER
ARRIVE KAOHSIUNG 103OZ 13 OCTOBER
LEAVE KAOHSIUNG 090OZ 14 OCTOBER
ARRIVE UK (STANSTEAD) 070OZ 15 OCTOBER.
THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITEE FOR EUROPEAN MIGRATION (ICEM)
ARE ARRANGING FOR TWO OF THEIR PEOPLE TO FLY TO TAIWAN FROM HONG
KING TOMORROW TO LIAISE WITH THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES AND THE
SHIP'S AGENTS OVER THE PRACTICAL DETAILS OF TRANSFERRING THE
REFUGEES FROM SHIP TO AIRCRAFT.
2. WE TRUST THESE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TAIWANESE.
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