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FM HONG KONG 110755Z DEC 79
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1259 OF 11 DECEMBER
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YOUR TELNO 1340: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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1. WE HAVE NOTED THAT MR BAO WILL ARRIVE ON 6 JANUARY WITH THE ADVANCE PARTY AND WE PROPOSE THAT HIS VISIT SHOULD LAST TWO WEEKS INITIALLY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING IT BY A FURTHER
WEEK AFTER WE HAVE EVALUATED HIS EFFECTIVENESS.
2. WE HOPE THAT THIS IS AGREEABLE TO THE HOME OFFICE.
3. BRITISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE IS CONCERNED THAT HIS PROPOSALS
OF MID-NOVEMBER TO START ENGLISH AND ORIENTATION LESSONS FOR -REFUGEES GOING TO UK BEFORE THEY LEAVE HERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANSERED
BY HOME OFFICE. COULD YOU TRY A TACTFUL APPROACH TO THE HOME OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. TED ROWLANDS M P AND CHRIS PATTEN M P WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE SCHEME WHEN THEY WERE HERE.
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