5. LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS MADE THE POINT THAT THE DECISION WAS
FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. THEY HAD TO BEAR IN MIND THE PRESSENE
ON THEIR OWN SPACE AND SERVICES. THIS WAS A CRIMINAL RACKET. IE THE GROUP WAS ALLOWED TO STAY IT WOULD PE THE SIGNAL FOR FURTHER
AND LARGER INVASIONS. THE PROCESS MUST END SOMEWHERE. HE WOULD
&E PUTTING TO YOU THE POINTS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE
WHICH WERE UPPERMOST IN HIS OWN MIND.
6. LOPT GORONKY-ROBERTS THEN READ OUT PARAGRAPH (C) OF YOUR
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TEL NO KUR. WHEN MR ENNALS EXPRESSED DISBELIEF IN SOUTH VIETRAPESE ASSURANCES, LORD CORONWY-ROBERTS SAID THAT WE WOULD FOLLOW THEN- UP IN SAIGON. WHEN SUCH ASSURANCES WERE FORMALLY MADE PETWEEN
GOVERNMENTS THEY WERE ENTITLED TO ACT UPON THEM, FINALLY LORD CORONWY-ROBERTS SAID THAT, WHILE HE WOULD PUT THESE POINTS TO
YOU HE COULD GIVE NO UNDERTAKING ON WHAT YOUR DECISION OF SUBSTANCE OR TIKING WOULD BE..
7. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CRUX OF THE QUESTION IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
ASYLUM IN THIRD COUNTRIES AND THE CHANCES OF MALTREATMENT ON
RETURN TO SOUTH VIETNAM. ON THE LATTER POINT LORD GORONKY-ROBERTS WOULD BE GRATEFUL IT HM AMBASSADOR SAIGON WOULD ASK THE SOUTH
VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO REAFFIRM THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY THEIR CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG. HE SHOULD ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR, THAT
IF RETURN WAS AGREED, HING WOULD EXPECT THESE ASSURANCES TO PE FULFILLED. ON THE QUESTION OF TIME TO FIND POSSIBLE ASYLUM IN
THIRD COUNTRIES FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE PARTY, LORD -GOPONWY-ROKERTS
AGREES THAT IT MUST BE LEFT TO YOU TO DECIDE WHAT IS REASONABLE
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU ARE SATISFIED THAT ALL THE APOVE
POINTS ARE MET WE AGREE TO A RETURN TO VIETNAM AS PROPOSED.
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