2
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 243/B025 -
RECEIVES
PP SEOUL
GRS 77
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 021630Z OCTOBER 79
TO PRIORITY SEOUL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 164 OF 2 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 213: MV ALARIC: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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DESK OFFICE
INDEX
ΡΑ
1. YOU SHOULD INFORM THE KOREANS OF HONG KONG POLICY, AS
EXPLAINED IN HONG KONG TELNO 1352, STRESSING THE POINT IN THE
SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 2. YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ONLY BEGAN TO REQUIRE GUARANTEES IN SUMMER
1979 WHEN THERE WERE ALREADY OVER 60,000 REFUGEES IN THE COLONY.
CARRINGTON
FILES
SEAD
NEWS DEPT
HK & GD
PS
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
UND
PS/LPS
FED
EID
PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
BOAT PEOPLE
PUSD
SIR A DUFF
OID IPD
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
1
CONFIDENTIAL
7378 A
1
1746
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