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GRS 255
CONFIDENTIAL
LAST PAPER
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 240835Z DECEMBER 81
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1675 OF 24 DECEMBER
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
(48
M. Mc Qura
Min Men's
Mr. Williners
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PM's views.
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add k trip wild in MS
PS/RPS will add in MS
YOUR TELNO 982 (NOT TO PEKING): EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. POLITICAL ADVISER RAISED THIS WITH NCNA ON 22 DECEMBER.
LI JUSHENG SAID HE WAS SURE THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WERE
GIVING URGENT ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM. BUT IT WAS OFTEN
DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH WHERE THE REFUGEES HAD BEEN
i preceway
RESETTLED IN CHINA ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, See HKK344|5
SOME OF WHICH HAD PROVED TO BE FALSE OR INACCURATE, THE
FACT THAT SOME OF THE REFUGEES WERE FROM GUANGXI, YUNNAN AND FUJIAN COMPLICATED THE INVESTIGATIONS. POLITICAL
ADVISER SUGGESTED A START COULD BE MADE BY REPATRIATING
REFUGEES ON WHOM INVESTIGATIONS WERE COMPLETE. WE COULD
MAKE FURTHER ENQUIREIS INTO THE BACKGROUND OF THOSE WHO
WERE PROVING DIFFICULT TO TRACE. LI JUSHENG UNDERTOOK TO
RECOMMEND THIS SUGGESTION.
2. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF THE LPS COULD MENTION THIS IN
A LOW KEY WAY, WHILE MAKING IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL
FOR CHINESE COOPERATION AND UNDERSTAND THEIR DIFFICULTIES.
SOMETHING ON THE FOLLOWING LINES MIGHT BE ADDED TO THE
TALKING POINTS ON HONG KONG/CHINA ISSUES AFTER POINT TWO ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:, QUOTE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR CHINESE
COOPERATION OVER REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FORMERLY SETTLED IN CHINA. CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE DETAILS
OF SOME 2,500 CASES NOW HELD IN CLOSED CAMPS. APPRECIATE THAT
THESE PEOPLE NOT ALWAYS EASY TO TRACE. BUT HOPE THAT
REPATRIATION
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
HK & GD
FED
SEAD
CAN BEGIN VERY SOON UNQUOTE.
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
MR DONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
© 1982
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нивия
(Chive Brif
Hkk 341/2
* 1 DEC 1981
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PEGISTRY Action Talen
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