TT HONG KONG
GRS 156
CONFIDENTIAL
TELELETTER
CONFIDENTIAL
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FROM R J F HOARE HKD
DATED 21 DECEMBER 1983
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FOLLOWING FOR C E LEEKS, SECURITY BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
HONG KONG
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. DAME ANNE WARBURTON HAS REPORTED THAT MOUSSALLI TOLD HER AT
A DINNER THAT THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES HAVE TOLD UNHCR THEY
ARE CONSIDERING INTRODUCING THE SCREENING OF VIETNAMESE
BOAT PEOPLE, WITH THE INTENTION OF RETURNING THOSE NOT QUALIFYING AS REFUGEES TO VIETNAM. HE SAID THAT HONG KONG WOULD
PLAN TO DO THIS WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES
WITH WHOM THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN IN CONTACT, AND THAT THEY HAVE
ASKED UNHCR FOR ITS VIEWS ON THE PROPOSAL.
2. WE ASSUME THAT UNHCR RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM
SIMINGTON AFTER YOUR MEETING WITH HIM ON 25 NOVEMBER, AND THAT WE
WILL SOON RECEIVE FROM YOU A REPORT OF THE MEETING AND YOUR
PROPOSALS ARISING FROM IT AS PROMISED IN YOUR TELELETTER SRD 406/3/C
OF 13 DECEMBER TO OLIVIA WALKER.
SIGNED R J F HOARE, HKD
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