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FM HONG KONG 241125Z NOV 78
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELNO.1354 OF 24 NOVEMBER,
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA,
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RECEIVED HIMESTAY NO. 51 2 7 NOV 1978
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INFO HANOI, PEKING, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON, VIENTIANE,
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THOMPSON'S (HKGD) LETTER TO ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER
OF 7 NOVEMBER (NOT TO ALL) :
UNHCR CONSULTATIONS IN GENEVA 11/12 DECEMBER ON INDO-CHINA REFUGEES,
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1. WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE U.K
DELEGATION. WE SHALL SEND CHOU KAM-HON (CHARLES), THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WHO IS IN CHARGE
OF ALL WORK ON REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM. HE IS BOOKSD TO ARRIVE IN GENEVA AT 9745 (LOCAL) ON 7 DECEMBER ON FLIGHT SR920 (FROM ZURICH). HE WILL LEAVE ON SR305 ON 13 DECEMBER, CTD 1845 (LOCAL), GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA WOULD BOOK SUITABLE HOTEL ROOM, NOT TOO EXPENSIVE (BY SWISS STANDARDS) AND CLOSE TO MISSION OR CONFERENCE CENTRE. HE WOULD PREFER TO BE IN SAME HOTEL AS ANY
DELEGATES FROM LONDON.
2. CHOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON VISA SECTION OF CONSULATE-GENERAL
(AS WELL AS UKMIS) ON 3 DECEMBER,
WE UNDERSTAND
FROM U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL THAT THE AMERICAN DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE NO.3 IN THE STATE DEPANTMENT (EQUIVALENT OF P.U.S) · AND THAT THEY ARE URGING ALL PARTICIPANTS TO BE REPRESENTED AT A HIGH
LEVEL.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW COMPOSITION OF U.K DELEGATION.
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