ASSIFIED
FM HAMBURG
TO FRIORITY BONN TELEGRAM U/N OF 30 AUGUST 1979 HKK243
INFO ROUTINE FCO AND HONG KONG
(1638 PA
BONN TELNO 536 OF 24 AUGUST:
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
PUBLICITY IN FRG ABOUT
1.
WE HAVE APPROACHED DPA, BILD AND NDR. DPA WOULD LIKE TO SEND A CORRESPONDENT WHO WOULD DO FEATURE ARTICLES HỊCH WOULD BE OFFERED TO ABOUT 120 GERMAN NEWSPAPERS. THEY WOULO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICES OF A PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE SPOT AND WOULD ALSO SYNDICATE THE PICTURES. THEY WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO SEND ANYONE BEFORE 15 SEPTEMBER,
2. BILD WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACCEPT THE OFFER AND NILS VON DER HEYDE (CHIEF REPORTER) IS AVAILABLE TO TRAVEL AT ANY TIME.
3. WE SPOKE TO DR SCHARLAU OF NOR AND HE DECLINED THE OFFER. AS YOU KNOW NDR HAVE THEIR OWN CORRESPONDENT AND CAMERA TEAM IN HONG KONG AND HAVE ALREADY DONE SEVERAL PIECES ON THE BOAT PEOPLE.
THICKETT
FILE S
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
WED
NAM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY MR STRATTON
LORD NG LEWNOX
MR TERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
:
BOAT PEOPLE