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16 AUG 1978
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TEL NO 3245 OF 15 AUGUST.
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, OTTAWA, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA.
N.T.
YOUR TELNO 628 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
QUOTE AVON FOREST UNQUOTE.
1. BECAUSE OF ABSENCE OF RELEVANT OFFICIALS ON LEAVE WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN AUTHORITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABLE US ATTITUDE. JUNIOR OFFICIALS IN THE INDO-CHINESE REFUGEE PROGRAMME OFFICE HAVE TOLD US THAT THIS HOULD BE THE FIRST REQUEST OF ITS TYPE THEY HAD RECEIVED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET AN ANSWER.
ROBINSON
FILES
UND
PS/LORD GORONWY
HK & GD
ROBERTS
SEAD
PS/MR LUARD
FED
MR WEIR
NAD
MR MURRAY·
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OID
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IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY BRANCH· HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON