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TO IMMEDIATE SAIGON TELEGRAM NUMBER 85 OF 28 JUNE 1974, INFO
HONG KONG
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 18 TO HONG KONG : REPATRIATED ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS.
TODAY'S ISSUE OF LE MONDE CONTAINS AN ARTICLE ON THIS INCIDENT.
IN PARTICULAR IT ALLEGES THAT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAIGON POLICE HAS SAID THAT WE DID NOT IMPOSE ANY CONDITIONS ON THE REPATRIATION
OF THE REFUGEES AND IN PARTICULAR HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSURANCE
THAT THEY WOULD NOT FACE ANY HARSH TREATMENT. THE RELEVANT EXTRACT
FROM THE ARTICLE IS IN M.I.F.T.: FULL TEXT BY BAG.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ASCERTAIN WHETHER LE MONDE IS ACCURATELY
QUOTING THE POLICE SPOKESMAN. IF SO, PLEASE ASK FOR A CORRECTING
STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED,
3. WE PLAN TO RAISE THE GENERAL QUESTION OF ASSURANCES WITH THE
VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NEXT WEEK.
CALLAGHAN
FILES:
HKIOD
GIPD
SEAD
NEWS D
MVD
MTD
FS/LOND GORONWY-ROBERTS
FS/PUS
LEGAL ADVISERS MR. WILFORD
DEFENCE DEPT
MR. MALE
SIR D. WATSON
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