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TELNO 31
OF 19130OZ FEBRUARY 86
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, HKGO BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 75 TO BONN (NOT TO UKMIS GENEVA): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
IN HONG KONG
1. FIRST SECRETARY CALLED ON UK DESK OFFICER IN FEDERAL
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR AND
LEFT A BOUT DE PAPIER OMITTING SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 4
OF TUR. GIVEN THE SWISS RESPONSE REPORTED IN MY TELNO 219 (1985)
IT DID NOT SEEM PRUDENT TO PRESS THIS POINT WHICH FIRST SECRETARY
NEVERTHELESS MADE ORALLY.
2.
STUCHELI UNDERTOOK TO CONVEY HONG KONG'S DECISIONS TO THE
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES AND TO KEEP US INFORMED OF ANY CHANGE IN
SWITZERLAND'S POSITION. FIRST SECRETARY MENTIONED THE LIST OF
36 REFUGEES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 5 (J) OF YOUR TELNO 54 TO
UKMIS GENEVA.
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