TNAG-0558-FCO40-653-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 103

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Dear Sir Frederic,

91, Hele Road,

TORQUAY, Devon,

12th April,

1975

have been shocked to barn,

have many

people to whom I have spoken, about the apparent differences of attitude by the UK government to the plight of refugees from Sauth Vietnam, which is certainly in marked contrast to their Dusive welcome extended to a subidential number of Chilean citizens who fled their country

of their Left-wing views,

because

think of only two

reasons

for this

9 can discriminatory attitude: bath equally disreputable,

on

political one founded Puxaurition, typical of socialist double standards.

racialiom, and the alter an

wast of all to my views

we seem

assist in Ite case

in which

view is the way to be prepared to do nothing even to of ite comparatively Low refugees landed in Hong Kang. Is there nothing to be done in this tragic situation?

Yours smarily

7. Hiscox.

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