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F C O TELEGRAM NO 155 TO DUBLIN OF 10 MAY: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

THE PRESENCE OF NEARLY 4,000 REFUGEES FROM SOUTH VIETNAM IN HONG KONG IS PRESENTING CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS. AS BACKGROUND, HONG KONG'S SOCIAL SERVICES ARE ALREADY OVERBURDENED AND WE HAVE SINCE THE END OF 1974 BEEN RETURNING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SEEKING TO ENTER HONG KONG FROM CHINA.

2. WE ARE IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE AMERICANS AND CANADIANS ABOUT THE RESETTLEMENT OF THESE REFUGEES, SINCE WE CAN ONLY HOLD THEM TEMPORARILY IN HONG KONG PENDING SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR ONWARD MOVEMENT. ABOUT 100 HAVE SO FAR BEEN MOVED ON TO EITHER CANADA OR GUAM BUT WE STILL HAVE A FORMIDABLE TASK OF RESETTLEMENT AHEAD.