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CONFIDENTIAL
PS/Lady/Young
207
HKK 243/4
FROM:
A C Galsworthy
DATE:
20 January 1986
LETTER OF 9 JANUARY FROM LORD CHITNIS
Problem
JKK 243/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 JAN1986
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
MOEX
PA
Action Taken
A
1.
Lord Chitnis has written a
further letter to Lady Young,
to say that he intends to visit Hong Kong to see for himself
the conditions in the closed camps for Vietnamese refugees
there. How shall we reply?
Recommendation
2.
I
recommend that Lady Young reply along the lines of the
attached draft.
B
Background
3.
Lord Chitnis first wrote to Lady Young on 3 October
following publication in September of the Government's reply to
the Report of the Home Affairs Committee "Refugees and Asylum,
with Special Reference to the Vietnamese".
report written by Ms Jennie Street which made 19 specific
allegations about conditions. in
We consulted Hong
Young
sent to Lord
C
in to a
He enclosed a
the closed camps in Hong Kong.
Kong before drafting the reply which Lady
Chitnis on 11 December which rebutted or put
fairer context all the allegations made by Ms Street.
Lord Chitnis' latest letter indicates that he intends to
with
satisfied
have
discussed
4.
visit Hong
because Kong
he
is
not wholly
Lady Young's
letter of 1 1
December; he
may well
with Ms Street,
whom
we believe to be in close touch with
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