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TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER UN 243/393/1:
OF 240932Z OCTOBER 85
FROM: MISS D J WALKER
FA 243/508/1
FOLLOWING FOR: S T NASH ESQ, SEAD, FCO
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with ref. teleletter
COPIED TO: BANGKOK, HANOI, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON AND PARIS
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 16 OCTOPER.
Comis
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27/10
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Mr. Leeks tas Wight Inf?
(BBC rection)
2. WE CALLED ON FELDMANN AND COOPER OF RESETTLEMENT SECTION OF UNHCR. COOPER IS ARRANGING TO GO TO HONG KONG TO TALK ABOUT THE PROVISION OF TRANSIT FACILITIES FOR RASRO OVER-STAYERS.
3. FELDMANN CONFIRMED THAT YOUR PARAGRAPH 2 IS CORRECT BUT ADDS THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE BBC VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE BROADCAST WAS BASICALLY ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE SHIP. THE CHARCOT OPERATED
FOR LESS THAN SIX WEEKS BUT PICKED UP 500 PEOPLE SO MUST BE
CONSIDERED AS A PULL FACTOR AT THAT TIME.
15/1
4. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4: REPORTS ON THE SAN REMO MEETING FOLLOW TO YOU.
BY BAG.
5.
REGARDING THE ALLEGED SECOND SOVIET PICK-UP IN AUGUST FELDMANN SAID THAT UNHCR HAD RECEIVED REPORTS THAT A SOVIET VESSEL OFFERED TO RESCUE SOME DOZEN BOAT PEOPLE IN DISTRESS BUT WOULD ONLY TAKE THEM TO VIET NAM A FEW ACCEPTED THE OFFER BUT THE OTHERS REFUSED AND WERE GIVEN FOOD AND SUPPLIES BY THE SOVIET VESSEL AND ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.
SIGNED....MISS D J WALKER
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
11 DEC1985
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