Regist No.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret,
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
DRAFT
NOTE
To:-
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: PORTUGAL
DSR 11
Type 1 +
From
SP Collis
Telephone No. Ext.
233 5639
Department
Southern European
boints on to Hing Kong, where the
situation is desperte.
now
The
Poriguere Government
should wishnet the
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Points to Make
1.
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We realize that Macao, has Macae must immediately stop passing refugees
Buy Amman. refugees from vietnam arriving in Macao to Hong Kon
not acceptable for Atspente
2.
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The
wilkon his
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Will Portugal make representations to Vietnam?
sent
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3. Appreciate Portugal's own refugee influx (Angola,
Mozambique, E Timor). But is there any possibility
of Portugal accepting some Vietnamese refugees?
Essential Facts
Virtually all
4. Macao, which is administered by Portugal, is
refusing to accept any more refugees.
boats arriving are now escorted to sea and directed
towards Hong Kong.
5.
Portugal has no particular influence with Vietnam;
representations may nevertheless be helpful as part of
a coordinated drive.
6.
Up to 750,000 refugees, (almost 10% of the
country's population) returned to Portugal following
the withdrawal from Angola, Mozambique and E Timor
after the 1974 Revolution. Despite this largely
successful reintegration, it is likely that the
Portuguese will feel able to accept further refugees in
any significant numbers.
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