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MR MURRAY
CONFIDENTIAL
FM TOKYO 230755Z JAN 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 57 OF 23 JAN
INFO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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HONG WE GOVERNMENT OFFICE
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
1. ACTION TAKEN WITH JAPANESE MFA. THE MFA UNDERTOOK TO CONSIDER OUR REQUEST URGENTLY AND TO GIVE A FORMAL REPLY, BUT THEIR IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO REPEAT THAT PERMANENT SETTLEMENT WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION. JAP AN HAD ACCEPTED A VERY FEW VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAD ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY AS THEIR FIRST PORT OF CALL, BUT WOULD FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HELP WITH THE KONG PROBLEM DIRECTLY.
HONG
2. THE MFA REPEATED THAT JAPAN'S PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM IS FINANCIAL: COMPARE MR SHIGA'S REMARKS ON 17 JANUARY TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS.
WILFORD
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