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the Hong Kong Government on the line to take. In conjunction with MVD we are also preparing a note on UK immigration rules and practices in comparable cases.
6. SEAD have also been consulted and agree.
4 February 1982
Дир
R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
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News Department
SEAD
MVD
1.
Thank you for this very full brief.
2. I have the impression that there is no action which we need take for the moment. If the Executive Council rejects Ms Vertucci's appeal (as seems probable), a good deal will no doubt need to be done. both in Hong Kong and in London. In this connection I wonder whether you have considered:
(a) whether we might volunteer anything to the US Government
(in Hong Kong, London or Washington); and
(b) if we do not volunteer anything, how we might respond to
any enquiries they may choose to make.
4 February 1982
2. Frans
R M Evans
Mr. Williamson
Seyf minute above.
Mm. Mc Quade
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