CONFIDENTIAL
Y
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING 160745Z JUN 81
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 429 OF 16/6
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA
AKK 341/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 1 7 JUN 1981
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
A
HONG KONG TELNO 584 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CHINA
RESTRY Action Taken
AW 76
1. I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS MUCH TO BE GAINED FROM AN APPROACH
IN LONDON. IT WOULD ONLY BE REPORTED BACK TO THE MFA, WITH
ATTENDANT DELAY AND PERHAPS COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES. I
SHOULD PREFER THAT WE TAKE FURTHER ACTION DIRECTLY HERE.
2. 1 PROPOSE THAT PEIRCE SHOULD SPEAK AGAIN TO ZHENG YAOWEN,
MAKING THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF TUR, AND ASKING THAT See (35)
THE MFA USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH GUANGDONG TO GET THINGS MOVING.
3. IF THIS FAILS TO PRODUCE A MORE HELPFUL RESPONSE FROM THE MFA,
THEN WE COULD GO IN AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
4. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
CRADOCK
LIMITED
HK&GD
SEAD
UND
FED
ECD(E)
NEWS D SED
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR RIDLEY
PS/PUS
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
MR URE
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
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