TNAG-0556-FCO40-651-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 76

GR 123 IMMEDIATE

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TO IMMEDIATE MIGRATION AND VISA DEPARTMENT TELNO VISA 9 OF 10 MAY INFO IMMEDIATE TOKYO.

FOLLOWING FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.

YOUR TELNO VISA 531 OF 8 MAY 1975.

VIETNAMESE EMPLOYEES OF C.B.S.

WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY ENQUIRIES ABOUT ENTRY TO HONG KONG FROM GUAM FOR REFUGEES EVACUATED FROM VIETNAM WHO DO NOT WISH TO LEAVE ASIA. IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES ALREADY IN HONG KONG WE HAVE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS OF THIS KIND VERY CAREFULLY. WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH C.B.S. REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG ABOUT

APPLICATIONS FOR THE ENTRY OF THEIR VIETNAMESE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS..IN CONSULTATION WITH U.S. AUTHORITIES WE ARE CONSIDERING ARRANGEMENTS TO ISSUE VISAS IN HONG KONG IF APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED AND APPLICANTS ARE IN GUAM.

DECISION CAN BE TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER ISSUE OF THE REFUGEE DOCUMENTS IS CONFIRMED AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THEIR VALIDITY AND ON

WHETHER THEY WOULD BE ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY TO BANGKOK ETC.

TOKYO IS REQUESTED NOT REPEAT NOT TO ISSUE VISIT VISAS ON THESE DOCUMENTS WITHOUT REFERENCE.

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