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IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CATA
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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No, 50
- 5 MAY 1975
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 430 OF 3 MAY INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, ROUTINE COPENHAGEN, MANILA, BANGKOK.
LAST
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 428.
NFF
30
MFX?
REF.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
THREE ARMY CAMPS ARE EARMARKED FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION. BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL IS READY TO COPE WITH UP TO 300 INVALIDS IF REQUIRED. MUCH DEPENDS ON CONDITION OF REFUGEES.
ROYAL NAVAL VESSELS CARRYING TWO MEDICAL TEAMS SAILED THIS AFTERNOON TO MAKE CONTACT WITH CLARA MAERSK AND TO REPORT.
THEY EXPECT TO MAKE CONTACT DURING NIGHT, BUT LITTLE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE FIRST LIGHT.
2. WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES MISSION. CANADIANS CONFIRM WILLINGNESS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT. A LIMITED NUMBER OF REFUGEES (OTTAWA TELNO 253). AMERICANS HAVE OFFERED TO CO-OPERATE FULLY, BUT THEY ARE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED UNTIL THEY RECEIVE FROM WASHINGTON 'PAROLE AUTHORITY'' WHEREBY REFUGEES, AFTER ONLY LIMITED LOCAL SCREENING, COULD BE MOVED ON TO EITHER GUAM OR THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE PRESSING FOR A DECISION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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SIR.D. WATSON
MR.WILFORD
MR
MALE
MR LARMOUR
MR HAWLEY
COPIES TO
MR BLANKS, DSITI MOD MR.A.F. WADE. HOME OFFICE
MR P. MOORE, CB CMG BUCKING HAM PALACE
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