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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 367 OF 9 MAY 1975 INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA STOCKHOLM COPENHAGEN PEKING MANILA SINGAPORE (SAIGON UNIT) WASHINGTON,

CANBERRA

WELLINGTON

YOUR TELNO 451 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. AS EXPLAINED BY O'KEEFFE ON THE TELEPHONE TO DRACE-FRANCIS THIS MORNING, I HAVE AGREED THAT YOU SHOULD ISSUE A PUBLIC STATEMENT ALONG THE LINES OF PARA 4 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER

REFERENCE AND THAT YOU SHOULD REFUSE ENTRY TO THE 27 FROM THE SWEDISH VESSEL MS JAPAN EXCEPT WHERE THERE ARE HUMANITARIAN REASONS (EG-

FOR HOSPITALISATION).

2. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY DIFFICULTIES

OVER TIMING OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.

CALLAGHAN

FILES

HKIOD

NAD

SEAD

SWPD

IVD

COPIES TO

MR BLANKS

DS 11

MOD

WED

DEFENCE DEPT

NEWS DEPT

UND

CONSULAR EMERGENCY UNIT

PS

PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS TO MR ENNALS

PS TO MISS LESTOR

PS TO MR HATTERSLEY

MR WILFORD

MR MALE

MR EDMONDS

SIR D WATSON

MR FITZGERALD HOME OFFICE MR R MACDOWALL HOME OFFICE

MR WATTS COMMUNITY PROGRAMME OFFICE, HOME OFFICE.

MR KIDD

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

MR LARMOUR

MR HAWLEY

PS TO PUS

RESEARCH DEPT (AMERICAN SECTION)

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