TNAG-0556-FCO40-651-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 175

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TO IMMEDIATE SAICON TELEGRAM NUMBER 21 OF 5 APRIL INFO IMMEDIATE

F CO AND SINGAPORE.

YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 154 TO F C O AND F C O TELEGRAM NO 111

TO YOU.

EVACUATION PLANNING.

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PARA 4 OF F C O TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE ASKS FOR OUR VIEW

ON RESETTLING EMBASSY LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF IN HONG KONG. WITH-

OUT KNOWING MORE ABOUT COMPOSITION OF LOCAL STAFF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE

TO GIVE A CATEGORICAL ANSWER. HOWEVER, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHILE WE WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT VIETNAMESE STAFF, WE WOULD BE

WILLING TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING AS A LAST RESORT ANY STAFF OR

IMMEDIATE DEPENDENTS WHO ARE CHINESE WITH FAMILY LINKS WITH

HONG KONG

2. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE REAL DIFFICULTIES HERE.

MANY LEADING HONG KONG FRIANCIAL AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES HAVE

BRANCHES IN VIETNAM AND WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE TO BE TOLD

TOAT REGRETFULLY HE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEIR LOCALLY ENGAGED

VIETNAMESE STAFF HERE IN PONG KONG.