MARI ALLEM IN LA
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that, subject to the obtaining of satisfactory assurances from the Vietnamese Government, we should agree to the return of Ly Han to Vietnaun.
144. South East Asian Department, Migration and Visa Department, and the Department's legal adviser all agree.
9 December 1974
се SEAD
ACSE
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.
M&VD
Mr Rushford
PS/PUS
PS/Hr Ennals
PS
1.
Lord Goronwy-Roberts may wish also to give thought to Hong Kong practice in identifying illegal immigrants. There is no suggestion in the papers that the Hong Kong authorities have in mind to mount a special exercise to seek out persons illegally living within the Colony. But it would be difficult to defend such an operation to public opinion
if this were indeed contemplated.
2. Therefore I think it would be advisable, when instructing Hong Kong, to spell out our understanding that the identification of illegal immigrants will come up in the normal course of
business, and that a witch-hunt is not intended.
3.
Subject to the above I agree with the recommendations.
agree,
11 December 1974
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COMNT D'UNITAT
P.JE. Malo
P JE Male
کیا
sulgeet is in Male's addendum,
Wenen Wahren
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