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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 161 OF 9 FEBRUARY 1978.
10 YOUR TELNO 108: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
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OWING TO PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE TODAY, WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY YOUR REFERENCES TO THE UN CONVENTION.
2. HOWEVER, ASSUMING YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL, WE AGREE WITH THE GENERAL TONE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY, BUT SUGGEST TWO CHANGES:
(1) INSERT QUOTE EXCEPTIONAL UNQUOTE BEFORE QUOTE HUMANITARIAN REASONS UNQUOTE, SINCE ALL IMMIGRATION CASES HAVE SOME HUMANITARIAN
ELEMENT.
(!!) WE WOULD MUCH PREFER YOU NOT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO FURTHER PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE IDEA OF QUOTE PRISONERS FRIENDS UNQUOTE. WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH A SCHEME WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT) BE PRACTICAL. THE REASONS FOR THIS ARE EXPLAINED AT LENGTH IN A LETTER ABOUT TO BE SENT FROM DAVIES TO STEWART, ONE MAJOR OBJECTION IS THAT ANY FORM OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION (EVEN QUOTE PRISONERS FRIENDS UNQUOTE) WOULD INEVITABLY LEAD TO PETITIONS IN A GREAT MANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CASES, WITH A CONSEQUENT RISK OF LENGTHY DELAYS AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY DRUMMED UP BY INTERESTED
PARTIES.
MACLEHOSE
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H K & G D(5)
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
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