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TELEGRAM NUMBER 359 OF 27 FEBRUARY
OUR TELNO 256: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEES: PQ'S BY ROBERT PARRY MP
1. MR PARRY HAS PUT DOWN FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN REPLY: BEGINS TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHY THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AND 1967 PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES WERE NOT EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. ENDS.
2. RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ARE LOOKING INTO THIS: INITIAL REACTION IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO MEET DEADLINE BECAUSE OF TIME IT TAKES TO OBTAIN RELEVANT FILES FROM PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION, OR FCO FILE REFERENCES WHICH WOULD SPEED UP SEARCH.
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