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TO ROUT HE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 26 OF 15 OCTOBER
INFO CG NEW YORK (FOR DORWARD)
FOR GOODFELLOW FROM LEEKS
HKCK 243/1 НСК
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
REF: HKG/GT/26
SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
OUR TELNO 1312
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17 OCT 1983
PEGIGINY
GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY APPROACHES YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE
ON THMS SUBJECT AND RESULTS.
2. COMMISSIONER NEW YORK HAS PROPOSED IN HIS MEMO WD/KCB/VR OF
16 SEPTEMBER THAT WE BEGIN CULTIVATING AND BRIEF LNG THE QUOTE
STAFFERS UNQUOTE OF RELEVANT CONGRESSMEN TO UPDATE THEM ON
HONG KONG'S VR PREDICAMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU WOULD SEEM
TO BE BEST PLACED TO TAKE THIS ON, USING THE BRIEF PROVIDED IN
OUR TELNOS 832 AND 1101 AND CONFERRING WITH NEW YORK AS NECESSARY.
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3. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE BACKGROUND ON REQUEST. POSSIBLE POINTS
TO START ARE:
(A) SENATOR HATFIELD
YOU WILL HAVE SEEN COMMISSIONER NEW YORK'S
LETTER UNDER COVER OF HIS MEMO NY/D/29 OF 28 SEPTEMBER. HATFIELD'S
AHDE JAMES TOOHEY ALSO WISHITED HONG KONG IN JULY AND DISCUSSED
THE VR PROBLEM WITH HIM.
(B) CONGRESSMAN ZABLOCK, CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS - THE CONGRESSMAN VISITED HERE IN APRIL
AND AT HIS REQUEST WE FOLLOWED UP OUR BRIEFING WITH A PAPER ON THE
VR PROBLEM SENT TO HIM IN JUNE. COPIES OF THE PAPER FOLLOW FOR
YOU AND NEW YORK BY AIRMAIL.
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