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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1548 OF 16 OCTOBER
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 922: VIETNAMÉSE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT:
PROGRAMME
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1. IT IS CLEAR FROM TUR AND KYLE'S LETTER OF 23 SEPTEMBER TO
STITT SEAD THAT US CONSIDERATION OF THEIR FUTURE PROGRAMME AT
LEAST AS `CONCERNS HONG KONG, IS STILL AT A FORMATIVE STAGE.
GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD TAKE WHATEVER ACTION YOU THINK
APPROPRIATE TO ADVANCE HONG KONG'S CASE AS OUTLINED IN TUR.
WE HOPE IN PARTICULAR THAT US GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
FULL ALLOWANCE FOR THE OUTSTANDINGLY HUMANE POLICY THAT HONG KONG
HAS FROM THE BEGINNING ADOPTED TOWARDS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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