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FM UKMIS GENEVA 131325Z AUG 79
TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY FCO 131200Z
TELNO 483 OF 13/8/79
AND TO DESKEY HONG KONG 1312002
HAKK 243/1
G14LD IN REGUERAY NO. 51
14 AUG 1979
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING PRIORITY WASHINGTON TOKYO
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REGISTRY Action Taken
AS A RESULT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH UNHCR OVER THE WEEKEND THE - POSITION NOW IS THAT CASELLA, (OUR TELNO 481) WHO IS STAYING IN THE HONG KONG HOTEL, HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED THROUGH THE UNHCR OFFICE TO DISCUSS THIS CASE WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND IN THE LIGHT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT HIS PRESENCE IN SHANGHA! COULD SERVE A USEFUL PURPOSE, HE WOULD, OF COURSE, HAVE TO GET CHINESE AUTHORITY FOR SUCH A VISIT,
RESETTLED
2. UNHCR HAVE SAID THAT CASELLA'S HAND WOULD DE GREATLY
STRENGTHENED IF IN THE LAST RESORT HE COULD OFFER A GUARANTEE OF RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK FOR REFUGEES NOT
ELSEWHERE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. UNHCR ARE CLEARLY SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT
FOR CASELLA TO GO TO SHANGHAI WITHOU THIS GUARANTEE. THEY HAVE
SUCGESTED THAT A MEMBER OF H.M. EMBASSY IN PEKING ACCOMPANY
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