GRS 130
Masonable
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1828
OF 130455Z JUNE 26
INFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS, HKGO BRUSSELS
HKGO BRUSSELS FOR NIGEL FRENCH FROM KEN WOODHOUSE
(38)
OUR TELNO 1743: VIETNAMES REFUGEES
Aw Barton
A
THE BELGIAN CONSUL GENERAL (CPAENINCKX) TELEPHONED THIS MORNINC TO SAY THAT IN REPLY TO HIS ENQUIRY, THE BELGIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HAD CONFIRMED THAT IN PRINCIPLE 29 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG HAD BEEN ACCEPTED. GUYAUX WOULD BE VISITING HONG KONG AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT AND CRAENINCKX WAS ASKED TO GIVE HIM ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
2. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE ALSO WOULD RE HAPPY TO HELP AND ASKED TO BE INFORMED OF THE DATES OF GUYAUX'S VISIT.
3. WE SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED HKGO BRUSSELS TELSNOS 1586 AND P587
AND FCO TELNO 93.
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4. WE NOTE THAT THE OFFTAKE OF 29 CANNOT TAKE PLACE BEFORE JANUARY 1987 AND THAT FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING IS PROPOSED. WE WOULD DE
GRATEFUL FOR MORE DETAILS.
5. WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE SUGGESTION THAT GUYAUX'S ACCOMMODATION IN HONG KONG BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT. WE FEEL THAT THIS WOULD SET AN UNFORTUNATE PRECEDENT AND WE SUGGEST THAT HE APPROACH HIS PARENT BODY OR THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT. WE WOULD DE HAPPY TO UNDERTAKE THE NECESSARY INTERVIEWS HERE, INVOLVING THE C-G AS NECESSARY, IF IT WOULD HELP.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
RAR 24319
49
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
NEWS D
MAED
PB
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
MR SLATER MR WILSON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
HAH 2439
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 JUN 1986
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