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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIA
FM HONG KONG 262920Z NOV 79
TO ROUTINE HONGAID
SIC
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1213 OF 26 NOVEMBER
Ado HKK 24311
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INFO F C O
YOUR TELNO 1279: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
MR BAO,
90.51
1873
1. IN VIEW OF WEBB-JOHNSON'S REPORT ON BAO AND THE FACT THAT
NOTHING ADVERSE IS KNOWN ABOUT HIM
WE CAN NOW TAKE THIS PROPOSAL A STEP FURTHER.
see (1376)
2. COULD YOU APPROACH HOME OFFICE WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT MR BAO SHOULD COME TO HONG KONG WITH THE ADVANCE MEMBER OF THE NEXT UK SELECTION TEAM TO ASSIST IN STIMULATING INTEREST IN UK AMONGST THE REFUGEES HERE. THIS VISIT SHOULD TAKE PLACE EARLY IN JANUARY AS THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES SELECTED LAST TIME APPEARS TO BE
RUNNING OUT QUICKLY.
3. FINANCE BRANCH HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO HKG MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS COSTS. WE THINK THIS MIGHT BE THAT WE WOULD PAY FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATION HERE AND APPROPRIATE SUBSISTENCE
ALLOWANCE FOR A 3-WEEK STAY.
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