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REGISTRY No.52 115 AUG 1974

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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 231 OF 15 AUGUST,/INFO TO ROUTINE

HONG KONG

MY TELEGRAM NO 226: ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS

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1. AS A RESULT OF A CALL ON AN OFFICIAL OF THE MINISTRY OF

FOREIGN AFFAIRS TODAY, WHO HAD BEEN SPEAKING TO THE JUGE D'INSTRUCTION, WE NOW HAVE THE FOLLOWING BREAKDOWN OF

ACCUSED. ALL 14 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 WILL HAVE NO

CHARGES AGAINST THEM, OF THE REMAINING 104 ILLEGAL

EMIGRANTS, 13 ARE TO BE ADDITIONALLY CHARGED AS DESERTERS,

45 FOR DRAFT-DODGING AND 8 FOR USING FALSE IDENTIFICATION

PAPERS.

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THE MEA WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A FIRM DATE FOR THE TRIAL

BUT ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD OCCUR BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. THEY ALSO PLEAD INABILITY TO PROVIDE THE NAMES OF ANY DEFENCE LAWYERS.

3. SINCE HONG KONG ORIGINALLY REPORTED (THEIR TELNO 603) ONLY 6 CHILDREN, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR THEM TO VERIFY

THEIR RECORDS OF AGE OF THE GROUP. THERE MAY BE SOME

COINCIDENCE BETWEEN THOSE 14 CHILDREN WHO WILL NOT

APPEAR IN COURT AND THE 14 DEAD ALLEGED BY AMNESTY,

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