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IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT A
FM FCO 0617552
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HKK 341/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
10 JUL 1978
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
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Action Tre
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 526 OF 6JULY
M
1. MR PATRICK WALL HAS TABLED AN ORAL PQ ASKING SECRETARY OF STATE HOW MANY REFUGEES FROM MAILAND CHINA HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED AFTER HAVING ENTERED HONG KONG IN THE PAST FIVE
YEARS''.
2. WE PROPOSE A FACTUAL ANSWER STRESSING THAT THOSE CONCERNED ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. GRATEFUL FOR UP TO DATE FIGURE FOR 1978 BY 10 JULY, TOGETHER WITH ANY VIEWS ON POSSIBLE
SUPPLEMENTARIES.
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS MR.CORTAZZI
MR.MURRAY
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