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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.1006 OF 19 AUGUST 78,
INFO PRIORITY: OTTAWA, UKMIS GENEVA,
ROUTINE I WASHINGTON, PEKING.
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YOUR TELNO.647 AND M.1.F.T
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AVON FOREST''.
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT TODAY AT OUR REQUEST BY U.S
CONSULATE-GENERAL TO US EMBASSY TAIPEI:
BEGINS:
1. THE H.K AND U.K GOVERNMENTS ARE GRATEFUL FOR THESE REPORTS.
THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF EMBASSY COULD NOW OBTAIN A DEFINITIVE
RESPONSE TO THE THREE-MONTH GUARANTEE, MAKING THE FOLLOWING POINTSI
(A) LANDING REFUGEES AT THE FIRST PORT OF CALL IS THE FAIREST,
MOST EFFICIENT AND MOST HUMANE WAY OF TACKLING A PROBLEM WHOSE
BURDEN IS FELT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DESPITE THESE PROBLEMS, HONG KONG HAS ALREADY ALLOWED MANY REFUGEES TO BE LANDED TEMPORARILY
AT PRESENT, OVER 2,200 ARE AWAITING RESETTLEMENT WITHOUT THE GUARANTEE OF EARLY ONWARD MOVEMENT WHICH THE AUTHORITIES IN TAIWAN
HAVE IN THIS CASE.
(3) THE PRECEDENT CREATED BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GROUP WOULD ONLY APPLY TO FUTURE CASES IN WHICH A SIMILAR GUARANTEE WAS
AVAILABLE.
2. IF THIS GUARANTEE IS REJECTED, EMBASSY SHOULD SAY THAT IT IS
INTENDED THAT REFUGEES GOING TO THE U.K OR CANADA SHOULD TRANSIT HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF THEY COULD REMAIN TEMPORARILY IN TAIWAN FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, WHILE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR THEIR FINAL RESETTLEMENT,
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