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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 613 OF 22 MAY, 1979
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INFO PRIORITY UKM GENEVA AND ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOLLOWING FOR MURRAY FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
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YRTEL 306: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SIBONGA
1. SIGNALS FROM VESSEL INDICATE THAT THE RESCUE WAS GENUINE.
IF THIS IS CONFIRMED, WE HOPE TO ALLOW THE VESSEL TO ENTER AND WOULD PREFER TO DO THIS BEFORE MID-DAY LOCAL ON 24 MAY.
2. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT PERMISSION TO ENTER IS ANNOUNCED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A STATEMENT ABOUT FUTURE RESETTLEMENT. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR REPLY TO PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF MYTEL 610 BY 240001Z.
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