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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 161615Z JUNE 81
CONFIDENTIAL HICK 34112
ORY NO. 51
17 JUN 1981
DESK O INDEX
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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 317 OF 16 JUNE
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HONG KONG TELNOS 584 AND 591: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CHINAMOS
PARA
1. WE HAVE BEEN AWAITING YOUR REACTION TO SUGGESTION.
GRAPH 4 OF FIRST TUR.
2. CLEARLY SITUATION IS DETERIORATING AND TIME HAS COME FOR
RENEWED REPRESENTATIONS TO THE CHINESE. WE BELIEVE, SUBJECT TO
YOUR VIEWS, THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN PEKING RATHER THAN LONDON AS
SUGGESTED IN FIRST TUR, THOUGH PERHAPS AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN
LAST TIME YOUR TELNO 37 TO HONG KONG.
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3. IF YOU AGREE, YOU SHOULD DRAW ON NUMBERS IN SECOND TUR AND
STRESS NEED FOR QUICK ACTION BEFORE SITUATION DETERIORATES
FURTHER. YOU SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT MEETING WITH GUANGDONG
AUTHORITIES HAS NOT YET EVEN BEEN ARRANGED.
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4. IF CHINESE INDICATE ANY INTENTION TO REDEFINE SETTLEMENT
ALONG LINES IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECOND TUR, YOU SHOULD SAY THAT
THIS IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH PREVIOUS AGREEMENT ON RETURN OF THESE
REFUGEES TO CHINA AND WOULD CREATE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND PROBABLY FOR THE MACAO AUTHORITIES
AS WELL.
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