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18 MAR 1974
HKK 14/5
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 15 MARCH 1974.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 307 TO FCO: LY HAN
1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE
CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT MFA WHO ASSURES US THAT HAN IS OF NO SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES.
IF HE WERE
RETURNED HERE, AND IS A DESERTER, HE WOULD FACE A SPELL OF IMPRISONMENT.
IF, AS HONG KONG SUSPECT, HE IS EXEMPT FROM MILITARY SERVICE ON HEALTH GROUNDS, HE WOULD FACE NO PENALTY AT ALL.
2. WE HAVE ASKED. THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES TO LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAN'S STATUS IS AND WHAT SENTENCE IF ANY HE WOULD FACE ON RETURN. WE SHALL PASS ON THIS INFORMATION AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
3.
IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT HAN WILL FACE LITTLE OR NO PENALTY ON RETURN, SUBJECT TO REPLY TO ENQUIRIES IN. PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH, WE WOULD AGREE WITH PROPOSALS IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 4.
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