GRS 100
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
FM PARIS
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 572
OF 301642Z MAY 86
AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA
22
Man 243/9
RECEIVED PUREGISTRY
- 5 JUN 1986
DESS OFFICER INDEX
MEL
IRY
PA
Action Taken
HONG KONG TELNO 1620: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
1. DR NGUYEN PHAT (ECOLES SANS FRONTIERES (ESF)) TODAY TOLD US THAT ON THE BASIS OF ORAL ASSURANCES NOW GIVEN BY THE QUA, ESF AIMED TO START OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG IN LATE JULY.
2. PROGRAMME NUMBERS WERE NOT YET SETTLED, BUT, BECAUSE OF QUAL RESERVES, WOULD BE WELL BELOW THE 450 ORIGINALLY HOPED FOR.
3. ESF STILL LACK FINANCE, BUT NGUYEN SEEMED OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR JULY. HE WILL ASK CATHAY PACIFIC IF THEY CAN PROVIDE CONCESSIONARY PARIS/HONG KONG AIR PASSAGES.
FRETWELL
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
WED
UND
MR WILSON
MR.
RATFORD
RESTRICTED