TNAG-0556-FCO40-651-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 157

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CONFIDENTIAL

RECEIVED REGISTRY No.52 – 1 MAY 1975

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TO FLASH HONG KONG TELNO 54 CF 1 MAY

YOUR TELNO 3 OF 1 MAY.

1. WE WERE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL NOW.

2. SWISSAIR ARE ATTEMP

TING TO CONTACT HIGH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES BUT AS TODAY IS LABOUR DAY ALL OFFICES ARE CLOSED. IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAIS WILL ALLOW THESE REFUGEES TO RETURN TO THAILAND UNLESS IMMIGRATION MAKE A SPECIAL CONCESSION, AND EVEN THIS IS VERY DOUBTFUL. SWISSAIR ASK IF YOU CANNOT GET

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TO GUAM PLEASE RETAIN THEM FOR 24 HOURS PENDING DECISION FROM THAIS.

3. YOUR PARA2. WE HAVE RIGIDLY STUCK TO THIS.

ONLY CONCESSION WE MADE WAS CAMBODIAN BABY IN CHARGE OF BRITISH DOCTOR. BOTH HAD ONWARD TICKETS TO

AMERICA AND ONLY WANTED FEW HOURS TRANSIT HONG KONG

4. SWISSAIR OFFICIAL WHO AUTHORISED FLIGHT IS FOR COMMENT

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