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RM JAY ARTA 289555Z JUN 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TEI NO 45 OF 28 JUNE
INFO F C O
PA
HAY
FOR SLIMMING DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES,
FCO TELNO 346 TO NEW DELHI: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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THE LARGEST AND BEST INDONESIAN DAILY NEWSPAPER,' ''KOMPAS'' HAS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO YOUR OFFER TO SEND A JOURNALIST TO HONG KONG. THEY HAVE NOMINATED MR GUNAWAN HARMOKO, WHO SPEAKS
AND WRITES MANDARIN, WE THINK IT QUITE LIVELY THAT OTHER NEWS-.
PAPERS MAY FOLLOW SUIT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
2. NA HAVE TOLD THE PRESS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
WOULD HELP TO MEET JOURNALISTS EXPENSES, ADN SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
TO KNOW HOW FAR YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE. WE CONSIDER THAT THERE WOULD
BE CONSIDERABLE LOCAL ADVANTAGE IN GIVING THE INDONESIAN PRESS
THE CHANCE TO SEE THE EFFECT OF THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON HONG KONG, WHICH IS NOT PROPERLY APPRECIATED HERE., ALSO THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE GIVEN NO REAL OPPORTUNITY TO
JOURNALISTS TO INTERVIEW THE REGUGEES WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN THIS
COUNTRY. VISITS COULD THEREFORE HAVE GREAT EDUCATIVE VALUE, AND
WE HOPE YOU CAN BE AS GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.
COULD WE FOR EXAMPLE BUY AIR TICKETS LOCALLY AND CHARGE THE
APPROPRIATE SUM TO GHK ?.
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MR MURRAY
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