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DESKBY 220100Z
FM F C O 211742Z FEB 80.
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 165 OF 21 FEB.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
1.
See 16
E C PRESIDENCY HAVE ASKED US FOR DETAILS OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE TO DATE ON SOUTH-EAST ASIAN REFUGEES, AND OF NUMBERS RESETTLED.
2.
ALTHOUGH ENQUIRIES RELATE PRIMARILY TO UK, THIS SEEMS
A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERLINE HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR NUMBERS ACCEPTED FOR SETTLEMENT IN HONG KING AND OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON REFUGEES TO DATE, DESKBY 220900Z.
CARRINGTON.
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