CONENT.
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PERHAPS 5% OF THE ETHNIC CHINESE MAY COME INTO THOSE CATEGORIES,
THEY ARE IN GENERAL THE RICH ONES WHO HAVE LONG
SINCE LEFT VIETNAM, THE VAST MAJORITY OF REFUGEES ARE
WELL ABLE TO TAKE THE TOUGH LIFE: IT SHOULD NOT BE FOR-
GOTTEN THAT SOME 200,000 REFUGEES FROM NORTHERN VIETNAM
LIVED THERE UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
THE REAL REASONS THE REFUGEES FROM THE SOUTH
LEAVE THE COUNTRY WERE OUTLINED IN MY TEL SAVING NO 332 (NOT
TO ALL) ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM,
(C) THE EXODUS COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY DRACONIAN
POLICE MEASURES'.
COMMENT.
NO-ONE ADVOCATES SUCH MEASURES, EVEN THOUGH VIETNAM IS A POLICE STATE AND HAS NEVER SHRINKED FROM USING THEM.
EVEN NOW, THE EXODUS COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED IF NOT VIRTUALLY STOPPED BY TWO CHANGES OF POLICY. FIRST,
THE HARRASSMENT AND PERSECUTION AS, FOR EXAMPLE, DESCRIBED IN HONG TELNO 669 SHOULD BE. STOPPED. SECONDLY, SMALL
TRADERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN THEIR SHOPS.
FCO PASS ALL SAVING ADDRESSEES,
MARGETSON
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