HKCK 243/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
10 NOV 1983--
CONFIDENTIAL
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
(179)
AELISTRY Action Taken
AT
GPS 110
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 090755Z NOV 83
TO ROUTINE TOKYO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 87 OF 9 NOVEMBER 1983
INFO ROUTINE FCO
(163), 165
YOUR TELNO 572 AND FCO'S TELNO 403:
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
Walker
12243/2
1. JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL HAS NOW CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS
PASSED OUR LETTER OF 24 OCTOBER (OUR TELNO 1594 TO FCO) TO THE
AUTHORITIES IN TOKYO. WE SHALL BE SEEING CONSUL SUGIMOTO, WHO DEALS WITH REFUGEE ISSUES HERE, FOR A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON
11 NOVEMBER. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT FUJIN DOES NOT WISH TO
ATTEND, BUT WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME.
2. TELNO 1686 TO FCO, COPIED TO YOU, GIVES MORE BACKGROUND ON
OUR VR PROBLEMS AND BRINGS YOU UP-TO-DATE BEFORE YOU APPROACH
THE JAPANESE. THERE IS LITTLE TO ADD ON THE JAPANESE RESETTLEMENT
EFFORT TO DATE. JAPAN HAS TAKEN ONLY 132 VRS FROM HERE SINCE 1975,
EXCLUDING 24 CASES SELECTED BY A VISITING JAPANESE TEAM IN
SEPTEMBER AND NOW BEING CONSIDERED IN TOKYO.
3. WE WILL SUPPLY ANY MORE DETAILS YOU NEED WITH OUR REPORT
ON THE DISCUSSION WITH SUGIMOTO.
see (179
161
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MR WRIGHTL MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS
MR URE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
CONFIDENTIAL
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED