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ONFIDENTIAL
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FM SEOUL 1904292 JUN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 109 OF 19 JUNE
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (COVERNOR) PEKING WASHINGjen GENEVA AND SINGAPORE
YOUR TELEGRAM 71
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
ROACHBANK
1. MFA HERE HAVE RECEIVED A SIMILAR REPORT FROM THE ROK EMBASSY IN TAIWAN, HOWEVER THEY SAY THAT THEIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THAT THEIR EMBASSY DID PASS ON IN WRITING THE GUARANTEE FROM PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO 67. THEY HAVE AGREED TO TELEGRAPH THE NEW GUARANTEE AND TO ASK FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED PROMPTLY IN WRITING.
2. THE REPORT FROM THE ROK EMBASSY IN TAIWAN SUGGESTS THAT THE TAIWANESE ARE LIKELY TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF THE COSTS INVOLVED IN ACCOMMODATING THE REFUGEES ONCE THEY ARE ALLOWED ASHORE, THE TAIWANESE HAVE APPARENTLY ASKED THE KOREANS WHO WILL PAY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RUNNING OF A TRANSIT CAMP.
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SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR. CORTAZZI
MR. LEAHY
MR.MURRAY
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON
MR.WOODFIELD
MR. BURLEIGH
MR. HILLARY
ILI MR. BIRT
MR.V.MCGEE
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