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TELEGRAM NUMBER 217 OF 10 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 121: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES MY 'HUPEH'
1. POSITION IN HONG KONG TELNO 874 TO YOU (EXCLUDING 3 MONTHS LIMIT) HAS BEEN PUT ORALLY TO PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES. THEY HAVE NOW ASKED FOR A NOTE. AT OFFICIAL LEVEL THEY WOULD STRONGLY PREFER A GUARANTEE FROM HMG OF RESETTLEMENT IN UK BUT THEY ARE SEEKING A MINISTERIAL DECISION ON THIS».
2. UNHCR HAVE ALSO APPROACHED US AND WHEN 3 MONTHS LIMIT WAS MENTIONED, SAID THEY WERE OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE IT WOULD SET AN UNDESIRABLE PRECEDENT.
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