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TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
CONFIDENTIAL
TELNO 46 OF 12 FEBRUARY
INFO UKMIS GENEVA GOVERNOR HONG KONG
HKK
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INFO SAVING WASHINGTON CANBERRA OTTAWA HOANOI KUALA LUMPUR BANGKOK SINGAPORE JAKARTA
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MY TELNO 44: REFUGEES
1. IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES YOU MAY, AT YOUR DISCRETION, PUT THE POINT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN DEALING WITH THE VIETNAMESE EXODUS, SHOULD BE COMBINING HUMANITARIAN ACTION WITH DETERRENTS AGAINST THE REFUGEE TRAFFIC. FOR EXAMPLE YOU COULD ASK WHETHER THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAVE CONSIDERED SIMILAR LEGAL ACTION TO DEAL WITH THE TUNG AN AS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TOOK IN CONNEXION WITH THE HUEY FONG, WITH THE POSSIBILE CONFISCATION OF THE VESSEL AND STIFF PENALTIES FOR THE MASTER AND OTHERS
INVOLVED IN ORGANISED REFUGEE RACKETS.
2. WE SHOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW REACTION OF PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ABOVE LINES,
OWEN
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE
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