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FM THE HAGUE #11635Z AUG: 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 209 OF 01 AUGUST
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS, OSLO, PARIS, BONN,
BONN, COPENHAGEN.
SAVING WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, BUENOS AIRES, CANBERRA, WELLINGTON, TEL AVIV, ROME, MADRID, BERNE, VIENNA.
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MY TELNO 204, PARAGRAPH 3: RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
1. THE FOLLOWING CONFIRMS TELECON HERVEY/FLOWER.
2. THE MFA HAVE JUST TELEPHONED WITH APOLOGIES TO REPORT ON INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE NETHERLANDS DECISION THAT THE 1,000 EXTRA REFUGEES SHOULD COME FROM MALAYSIA CAN NOT (NOT) AFTER ALL BE MODIFIED: AND THAT THERE IS THEREFORE NO CHANCE OF THE DUTCH * AGREEING TO INCLUDE IN THIS TRANCHE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO SAVING ADDRESSEES
HERVEY
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
FILES
PS/IPS
SEAD
PS
HK & GD
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FED
EESD
N AM D
SAD
MAED
EID
FUSD
OID
IPD
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/FUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE
NEWS D MVD
MR BULLARD
MR FERGUSSON MR FRETVELL
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