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FM THE HAGUE 2414302 AUG 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 005 OF 24 AUGUST
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INFO SAVING UKMIS GENEVA AND WASHINGTON
MY TEL NO, 004: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES MV SEROOSKERK
1. A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YESTERDAY ANNOUNCES THAT THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT HAS QUOTE REJECTED A HONG KONG PROPOSAL UNQUOTE TO ACCEPT 61 REFUGEES ALREADY IN CAMPS THERE INSTEAD OF THOSE PICKED UP BY THE SEROOSKERK. THE ANNOUNCEMENT STATES THAT QUOTE THE NETHERLANDS HAS FULL UNDZR
XDD ZOUOBHJMHE PROBLEMS FACING THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALSO ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS IT DID NOT WANT TO DISAPPOINT THE 61 REFUGEES WHO HAD BEEN PROMISED RESETTLEMENT IN HOLLAND UNQUOTE
2 THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADDS THAT DETAILS OF THE TRANSPORT OF THE REFUGEES TO THE NETHERLANDS HAD STILL TO BE WORKED OUT BUT THAT THEY WOULD ARRIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS SOON.
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