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FM HONG KONG Ø41055Z MAY 79
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TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 14 OF 4 MAY, 1979
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INFO IMMEDIATE F.C.O., AND UKMIS GENEVA.
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- 9 MAY 1979
Sed
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UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 5 TO ME: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES NOT YET
ACCEPTED BY UNHCR.
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1. WE HAVE BRIEFED THE US CONSULATE-GENERAL HERE ON HARTLING'S ATTITUDE AS REVEALED IN REFTEL AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 133 TO FCO. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPORTED CLARK'S WISH TO SEE THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY
RESOLVED AND THE ASSURANCES HE GAVE US ABOUT THE THE U.S. ATTITUDE TOWARDS REFUGEES COMING HERE VIA CHINA. THEY HAVE NOW, AT OUR REQUEST, ASKED THE STATE DEPARTMENT IF UNHCR CAN BE GIVEN A STATEMENT AS SUGGESTED IN REFTEL PARA 5.
CANS,
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ALSO RAISE THIS WITH THE AMERICANS IN VIEW OF THE PARTICULAR CONCERN ABOUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEING ACCOMMODATED IN PRISONS EXPRESSED TO US BY AMBASSADOR CLARK, YOU MIGHT ADD THAT A LARGE NUMBER IN THIS CATEGORY (AND WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR UP TO FIVE MONTHS) WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO ONE OF THE UNHCR CAMPS ON 7 MAY PROVIDED THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS INSTRUCTIONS BY THEN.
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