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TELEGRAM NUMBER 370 OF 19 MAY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
-(19
کا 20 po
HONG KONG TELNO 507 AND FCO TELNO 268: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FROM CHINA
1. PEIRCE SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED TO ZHENG YAOWEN (WEST EUROPE DEPARTMENT, MFA) ON THE AFTERNOON OF 19 MAY, STRESSING THE NEED FOR RAPID ACTION.
2. ZHENG SAID HE HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THE RECENT ARRIVALS IN MACAO.
HE UNDERTOOK TO REFER BOTH THE MATTERS IN PARAGRAPH 8 OF FIRST
TUR TO THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED.
3. WE HAVE TOLD THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY OF OUR APPROACH TO THE MFA.
CRADOCK
BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
LEGAL ADVISER
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SIR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
COFIES TO:- ME RUSHFORD
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