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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.331 OF 28 FEBRUARY,
Sed 4.34
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INFO IMMEDIATE: UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, INFO SAVING • WASHINGTON, HANOI, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR,
FOLLOWING FOR U.N DEPARTMENT,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. WE SEE FROM PRESS REPORTS THAT DE HAAN, THE DEPUTY UNHCR, IS NOW IN HANOI. UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION, GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA WOULD SUGGEST TO THE UNHCR THAT DE HAAN SHOULD VISIT HONG KONG
BEFORE RETURNING TO GENEVA.
2. EVEN A SHORT VISIT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN LETTING HIM
SEE CONDITIONS HERE AND THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM (SINCE 1 JANUARY
10,927 ARRIVALS AND ONLY 902 RESETTLED). FURTHERMORE THERE IS NOW
AN URGENT NEED TO DISCUSS WITH UNHCR THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE
CHINESE RESPONSE TO OUR REPRESENTATIONS ON THE PROBLEMS OF REFUGEES
WHO HAVE COME HERE VIA CHINA (SEE MY TELNO.330
F C O PSE PASS SAVING ADDRESSEES
MACLEHOSE
REPEATED AS REQUESTED SENT ALSO BY BAG TO UKMISSGENEUR
NOT TO ALL).
FILE S
HK & GD
PS
COPIES TO.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
UND
SEND
PED
SAD
EID (E)
FUSD
CID
IPD
TENS D 1170)
FS/LORD GORONWY
HOME OFFICE
ROBERTS
MR PURLEIGN
PS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFT
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEARY
MR MURRAY
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BINT
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LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON
LONDON
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