GRS 150
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 230355Z MAR 25
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 16 OF 23 MARCH
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE BRUSSELS,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, BRUSSELS HAS BEEN INFORMED BY OFFICIALS OF THE WEST GERMAN HUMANITARIAN AID AND REFUGEES DEPARTMENT THAT ENTRY PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO CERTAIN EX-REFUGEES TO ENABLE THEM TO RETURN TO VIETNAM TO VISIT THEIR FAMILES. WE HAVE NO MEANS OF JUDGING THE CREDIBILITY OF THIS SOURCE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE INFORMATION CAME FROM THE WEST GERMAN EMBASSY
IN HANOI.
2. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT FERRYING REFUGEES OUT OF VIETNAM WAS BECOMING A BUSINESS OPERATION, WITH SPECIALLY BUILT BOATS.
3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THESE ISSUES.
YOUDE
MINIMAL
SEAD HKD UND
COPIES TO:
HKGO LONDON
CONFIDENTIAL
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HKK 243/5
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