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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON. UKMIS GENEVA INFO ROUTINE HANOI
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FIRST ASYLUM
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AS MENTIONED IN PARA. 3 OF OUR TELNO 17 OF 4 JANUARY WE WERE
AWAITING A PAPER FROM UNHCR ON THE LEGAL AND HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND TO THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST ASYLUM AS IT APPLIES TO
HONG KONG. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED THIS PAPER (COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG).
GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS AND YOUR ADVICE ON WHETHER, AND IF SO IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, HONG KONG COULD CEASE TO ACT AS A PLACE OF
FIRST ASYLUM FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
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