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TO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 196 OF 15 JULY.
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT WAS SENT TO UKIS GENEVA TELIO 132 OF 14 JULY.
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, RANGOON AND PEKING, IMFC SAVING HANGT. YOUR TELNO 275: VIET:AMESE REFUGEES.
1. I UNDERSTAND THAT THQ QUOTE AVA UNQUOTE WAS ALLOWED TO DO CK TODAY 1 HONG KONG FOR REPROVISIONING. THREE HOSPITAL CASES WERE DISEMBARKED AND THE SHIP HAS NOW TAKEN UP STATION AGAIN OFF HONG KONG WERE THE WEATHER IS REPORTED TO BE GOOD.
2. PLEASE SO INFORM THE UNHCR. YOU SHOULD THANK HIR FOR HIS OFFER DUT SAY THAT IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED TO THE BURMESE AUTHORITIES. YOU MAY EXPLAIN THAT, WHILE IT MIGHT AT FIRST SIGHT SEEM REASONABLE TO ASK HONG KONG TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS ONE CASE, HONG KONG HAVE PARTICULAR IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT WHICH OTHERS MAY SEEK TO EXPLOIT: HONG KONG ACCEPTED OVER 4,000 REFUGEES LAST YEAR AT SOME COST AND, SVEN IN THE CRISIS ATMOSPHERE FOLLOWING THE END OF THE WAR IN VIETA", NOT ALL FOUND PERMANENT HOMES ELSEWHERE. FURTHER MORE, HONG KONG HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO GRANT ASYLUM TO SUME 4,000/5,000 IMMIGRANTS FROM VIETMAN WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY ENTERED HOMA KONE SINCE: AND THAT THIS 13 ALREADY CREATING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE HONG KONG POPULATION.
3. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BEST THAT HONG KONG CAN DO
IS TO CO-OPERATE IN THE AIR-LIFTING OF THE QUOTE AVA UNQUOTE REFUGEES TO RANGOON. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY OFFERED TO DO THIS IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE DURMESE CONSUL GENERAL D THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ICEM. IF THE UTHOR'S REPRESENTATIVE 1 KUALA LUMPUR CAN ASSIST IN PERUNDING THE BURMESE TO ACCEPT THIS CFFER, THIS WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOME.
WWE CH.LL DE EXPLAINING THE SITUATION TO THE BURMESE
MIBASSADOR HERE PAD URCING HIM TO USE HIS LUCNCE TO PERSUADE HIS SCVERIIPEST TO ACCEPT THE
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