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TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 60 CF 28 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE F C O, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
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INFO SAVING HANOI.
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1. ACCORDING TO THE NEWS THE TUNG AN IS NOW IN MANILA AND BEING REPROVISIONED BY THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNHCR HAVE ASKED THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT THE REFUGEES AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REFUSED.
2. GRATEFUL FOR FULL AND REGULAR REPORTS BY IMMEDIATE DESKBY TELEGRAM OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TUNG AN AND THE ATTITUDE BEING TAKEN BY THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT.
3. PLEASE MAKE NO COMMITMENT ABOUT THE POSITION OF THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT WITHOUT CONSULTING US.
FCC PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI.
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