GRS 100
HKK 243/2.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 AUG 1983
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
asku
thin Watters
CONFIDENTIAL
INDEX
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FM PARIS 29172OZ JUL 83
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 675 OF 29 JULY
INFO WASHINGTON, HONG KONG, KMIS GENEVA
INFO SAVING CANBERRA
CANBERRA TELNO 374: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
1. THE QUAI HAVE TOLD US THAT FRENCH ATTENDANCE SEEMS HIGHLY
UNLIKELY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANSWERS TO CERTAIN
QUESTIONS THEY SUBMITTED TO THE US. ONE CONSIDERATION WAS WIDER
PARTICIPATION (WHICH FRANCE WOULD LIKE) FROM WESTERN RESETTLEMENT
COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UK AND THE FRG.
2. THE QUAI EXPECT THERE TO BE A SECOND ROUND WITH WIDER PARTICIPATION
AFTER HONOLULU.
FCO PASS SAVING CANBERRA
PETRIE
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FIED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE
PS/FUS
MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS
MR URE
CONFIDENTIAL
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED