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4. AS YOU KNOW GEOFF BARNES AND I WILL
2 AND 5 AUGUST IN BANGKOK. ON THE WAY
BE SPENDING THE
BACK FROM HANOI
NIGHTS OF
WE ARRIVE
FAIRLY LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON OF THE FIFTH AND HOPE TO RETURN TO HK
ON THE SIXTH PURPOSELY IN ORDER TO HAVE TIME TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE IN BANGKOK. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN
GIVE IN PUTTING US IN TOUCH WITH THE THAIS, UNHCR AND ANYONE ELSE
WHO WILL BE INTERESTED. WHEN SHULTZ WAS THROUGH HERE TWO OR
THREE WEEKS AGO HE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST TO THE GOVERNOR IN GETTING A READ OUT ON OUR TALKS. WE SHOULD BE GLAD TO SEE THE US EMBASSY,
IF THEY WOULD LIKE IT.
5. OF COURSE WE SHALL PARTICULARLY WELCOME THE CHANCE TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT ALL THIS. WE SHALL BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF
VISITS TO HONG KONG PRISONERS THEN. IT IS GENUINELY NOT AN EASY
ONE FOR US.
FORD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
125
ΜΑΙΝ
122
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
NEWS PS
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
E CD (I)
ECD (E)
ADDITIONAL
3
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
NNNN
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
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