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TELEGRAM NUMBER 649 OF 9 MAY
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ORAL PQ
1. PADDY ASHDOWN MP HAS PUT DOWN FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR ORAL
ANSWER ON 22 MAY:
BEGINS TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, HOW MANY REFUGEES ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE CLOSED
CAMPS IN HONG KONG AT THE PRESENT TIME: HOW MANY WERE MOVED OUT
OF THE CAMPS IN THE LAST MONTH FOR WHICH FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE:
AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT. ENDS
2.
GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE STATISTICAL INFORMATION
REQUESTED IN THE QUESTION DESKBY 130900Z. (WE HAVE NOT YET
RECEIVED YOUR TELEGRAM GIVING FIGURES FOR APRIL).
THE
3. WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER LAST PART OF QUESTION AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS THE SITUATION OF THE 11,200 VIETNAMESE WHO ARE CURRENTLY
IN CAMPS IN HONG KONG IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO US AND TO THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT. WE ARE MOST ANXIOUS TO BRING ABOUT AN EARLY
SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN THIS REGARD, WE ARE CURRENTLY
CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON RACE
RELATIONS AND IMMIGRATION, AND WILL GIVE OUR RESPONSE TO THE HOUSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ENDS R
4. WE SHALL PROVIDE BRIEFING FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES ON STANDARD
LINES, DRAWING ON THE MATERIAL WE PREPARED FOR SCORRI ORAL
HEARING.
HOWE
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