P 251401Z DEC
FM CAPIC HONG KONG
TO R3DWC/MODUK NAVY
DFA/FCO LONDON
INFO RBDIDC/CINCFLEET
RBMVAD/CBF HONG KONG
BT
CONFIDENTIAL
SIC EGA/LDD
CONFIDENTIAL
HKIL 243
243/1
HEIVED HI REO STAY NO. 51 29 DEC 1978
REG STRY
*ction Ten
385
IN
REF A MY EGA/LDD 241286Z DEC
3.80
27
B
MODUK EGA/LOD 241939Z DEC
See 389
C MY JEC/EGC/LDD 2504452 DEC (PASEP MODUK NAVY/CINCFLEET) OPERATION OLIVER SITREP 4
A
1 REFERENCE B NOTED
2
FOLLOWING HK GOVT POLICY GROUP MTG 258100Z MASTER HUEY
FONG PLUS REFUGEE REPS MET IN WASPERTON WITH HK GOVT OFFICIAL/SCHKS LATE PM MASTER AGREED TO SAIL FOR TAIWAN
SUBJECT TO TAIWAN CONFIRMATION THAT REFUGEES WILL BE ACCEPTED
REFUGEE REPS APPEAR HAPPY WITH UNHCR WRITTEN UNDERTAKING
THAT THEY WILL BE ASSISTED TO RESETTLE IN THIRD COUNTRIES IF ALLOWED TO LAND TAIWAN
3 NK GOVT POSITION
A NO DIPLOMATIC LINK TAIWAN
THIS BEING EXPLORED.
HK EXCEPT VIA US EMBASSY TAIPEI,
B
HK GOVT LINE MY SITREP 3 PARA 3 TO BE MAINTAINED
C
SHIP HAS BEEN REMINDED THAT ALL HUMANITARIAN OBLIGATIONS MET
BY HK.
4
RN SITUATION 251338Z. WASPERTON OFF TASK ALONGSIDE. BEACHAMPTON . SAC WITH WOLVERTON PATROLLING SQUARE BOUNDARY. HUEY FONG TEAM RETURNED TO SHIP 251145Z.
5 ASSESSED THAT ATTEMPT TO ENTER HK ILLEGALLY STILL FIRM OPTION AS NO GUARANTEE TAIWAN WILL COOPERATE CAN BE GIVEN
IF HUEY FONG LEAVES AND DENIED ENTRY TAIWAN VERY LIKELY TO RETURN AND ENTER HK ILLEGALLY.
5
-
INTENTIONS. MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE WITH 2 PC. HAVE ISSUED DIR- ECTIVES TO COVER ESCORT DUTY (REF A OPTION A) AND ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO HK WATERS (REF C PASEP MODUK NAVY/CINCFLEET)
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FILES
UND
HK & GD
SEAD
FED
PS
FS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
MR WEIR
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
COFIES TO:
MR C BIRT, HOME OFFICE,
LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON
MR P BURLEIGH, HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
.HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE IN LONDON
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