TNAG-0556-FCO40-651-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 78

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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

FM STOCKHOLM 0914507

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

14:

RECAVSO

12 MAY 1975

~1 KK18/25

NFAI

REF.

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 021 OF 9 MAY 1975 INFO FRIORITY

FCO WASHINGTON OTTAWA SAVING COPENHAGEN AND PEKING.

YOUR TELNC 1: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. HEAD OF CHANCERY SPOKE TO CONSULAR DEPARTMENT IN SWEDISH MINISTRY

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT 5 OF THE 27 HAVE PAPERS FOR CANADA, 12 HAVE APPLIED TO GO

TO SWEDEN, AND THE REMAINING 10 TO GO TO FRANCE OR CANADA WITH

SWEDEN THIRD CHOICE.

4-4-

2. THIS IS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE SWEDISH AUTHORITIES DO NOT

YET EVEN HAVE THE NAMES OF THE REFUGEES. THUS IT MAY TAKE THEM

A FEW DAYS TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. IN THE MEANTIME. THEY ARE AWARE THAT

THE REFUGEES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LAND IN HONG KONG.

FCO PSE PASS SAVING ADDRESSEES

FLACK

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED).

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

HKIOD

DEF DEPT

MVD

UN DEPT

SEAD

NAM D

FED

NEWS DEPT

CONS DEPT

RESEARCH D (AM SECT

(FE SECT)

CONFIDENTIAL

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