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-9 AUG 1974
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هانه
TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 871 OF 8 AUGUST, INFO ROUTINE SAIGON HONG KONG
SAVING CANBERRA THE HAGUE
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 102 TO THE HAGUE: RE-PATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE FROM
HONG KONG
1. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE QUAI D'ORSAY AGAIN ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY-
THAT THEY WERE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE BY THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE HERE WHO INFORMED THEM OF THIS CASE. BUT NEITHER AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. NOR THE IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES MADE ANY SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT THEY SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO FRANCE, AND THE QUAI ARE AWARE OF NO FRENCH OFFER TO HELP. THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG TOOK THE SAME LINE AT THE TIME (HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO,683 TO YOU).
2. YOU MAY WISH TO CHECK WITH THE CONSUL GENERAL AND WITH THE · FRENCH EMBASSY IN SAIGON THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING MORE ABOUT THIS. IF
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT INDICATED WILLINGNESS TO HELP, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW FROM WHOM
THEY RECEIVED SUCH ASSURANCES.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO CANBERRA AND THE HAGUE.
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