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5. IN ANSWER TO PRESS QUERIES, WE ARE MAKING USE OF GUIDANCE ALREADY AGREED IN HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 330, BUT IN NO WAY IMPLYING THAT HOLDING OF REFUGEES HAS PENAL FLAVOUR.

MACLEHOSE

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HKIOD(4)

SEAD

FED

NAD

NEWS DEPT ·

CONSULAR DEPT

CONSULAR EMERGENCY UNIT

MVD

DEFENCE DEPT

PS

PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS TO MR HATTERSLEY

PS TO MISS LESTOR

PS TO PUS

SIR D WATSON

MR WILFORD

MR MALE

MR LARMOUR

MR HAWLEY

COPIES TO

MR BLANK

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