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OUR OWN VERY DIFFICULT IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS, WE OURSELVES ARE

ALSO SEEKING TO HELP THE HONG KONG AND US GOVERNMENTS IN THIS

MATTER BY TAKING THOSE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WITH SOME CONNECTION

WITH THE UK.

4. PLEASE REPORT LOCAL REACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

CALLAGHAN

FILES

HKIOD

NAD

SEAD

SWPD

M&VD

WED

DEFENCE DEPT

NEWS DEPT

RESEARCH DEPT

AM SEC)

(FE SEC)

UND

CONS EM UNIT

MR MALE

MR HAWLEY

MR EDMONDS

PS/MR HATTERSLEY

PS/MISS LESTOR

PS/MR ENNALS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/PUS

PS

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COPIES TO:

MR BLANKS, DS11 MOD

MR T FITZGERALD, HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE

MR R MACDOWALL, HOME OFFICE

MR WATTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES DEPT, HOME OFFICE MR KIDD, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

[COPIES SENT TO NO. 10 DOWNING STREET]

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