TNAG-0559-FCO40-654-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 70

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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 752 OF 1 OCTOBER.

FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM O'KEEFFE

YOUR TELNO 961: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1. THE HOME OFFICE HAS TOLD US IN CONFIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITT- ED TO THE HOME SECRETARY RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUIREMENT OF A PREVIOUS CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD BE WAIVED IN ALL 153 CASES. A MINISTERIAL DECISION IS EXPECTED WITHIN A WEEK AND, ASSUMING THIS IS FAVOURABLE, THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS WILL THEN PROCEED FOR THOSE OF THE 153 WHO HAVE NOT FOUND HOMES ELSEWHERE MEANWHILE.

CALLAGHAN

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