BOAT PEOPLE
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No.
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ADVANCE COPY (ix) (294)
See 296
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
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CONFIDENTIAL
to relic one-
: LONDON
HOME CRVICE QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
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these people. Whether there is
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FM HONG KONG 020951Z FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
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TELNO.14 OF 2 FEBRUARY,
INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O, UKMIS GENEVA,
1.
ROUTINE: WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO.55 TO F.C.O: 'TUNG AN'.
AS YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY AWKWARD FOR US IF THE TUNG AN WERE TO COME HERE. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT FORCING HER MASTER TO SAIL DESPITE THE SHIP BEING WITHOUT PAPERS.
2. SOME OF THE 21 REFUGEES (YOUR TELNO.54 TO F.C.0, PARA.3)
APPEAR TO HAVE FAIRLY GOOD CLAIMS TO SETTLEMENT HERE. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH ABOUT THIS SEPARATELY. CAN YOU SEE ANY FURTHER STEPS
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY - TO
WHICH WE OR THE E.C.O MIGHT TAKE REDUCE THE CHANCES OF THE TUNG AN COMING HERE ?
MACLEHOSE
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