TNAG-0557-FCO40-652-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 69

From: MIGRATION & VISA DEPT.

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INFORMATION

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SNUFFBOX H LDN VISFO LONDON

GV96/249T MAY 20

FOR OBSERVATIONS LCD 10/6

FROM PRIORITY HONG KONG

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VISA 11 OF 17 MAY.

FOLLOWING FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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2/ MAY 1975

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YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS CREATED HERE BY THE PRESENCE OF

SOME 4,000 REFUGEES FROM THE WAR ZONE IN VIETNAM. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO ARRANGE FOR THE ONWARD MOVEMENT OF 116,

MOSTLY TO CANADA. UNITED STATES AND FRENCH OFFICIALS WILL BEGIN ISSUING VISAS SHORTLY AND THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILY CONNECTIONS IN HONG KONG, OR WHO COULD BE ASSIMILATED HERE, ARE NOW BEING PROCESSED FOR LOCAL SETTLEMENT.

THE INDICATION THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST

IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED LOCALLY. (STATEMENTS QUOTED IN CIRCULAR RETRACT 671 OF 31 APRIL REFER).

ONLY TWO OF THE REFUGEES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, HAVE CLOSE FAMILY CONNECTIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HAVE APPLIED FOR ENTRY. THE PARTICULARS OF THEIR APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

MR DẠNG THỤC BINH, BORN VIETNAM 16.12.1940 AND I FE LE THI KIM CUC BORN VIETNAM 18.8.1952, BOTH HOLD ING VIETNAM IDENTITY CARDS, APPLY FOR U.K. SETTLEMENT VISAS TO JOIN MOTHER/MOTHER-IN-LAW, MRS NG THI NHAN (FORMERLY A COOK IN VIETNAMESE CONSULATE IN U. K.), CLOCK HOUSE, 4 WINDMILL ROAD, LONDON S.W. 19, S.N. D. ENGLAND. DANG IS AN EX SERVICEMAN. HE RECEIVED ONE YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRICAL WORK. DANG HAS SISTER-IN-LAW IN GERMANY BUT NO CONNECTIONS IN HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY OUTSIDE VIETNAM. THEY HAVE NO CHILDREN.

WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY APPROVAL TO ISSUE ENTRY VISAS ON DECLARATIONS OF IDENTITY.

ABOUT 110 OTHER REFUGEES HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTENTION TO APPLY FOR ENTRY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. WE WILL BE SEND ING PARTICULARS

TO YOU BY BAG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MACLEHOSE

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