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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI TEL NO.88 OF 5 JULY,
INFO F.C.O.
YOUR TELNO.110 (NOT TO F.C.O).
RECEIVED IN
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6 JUL 1977
EVACUATION OF HONG KONG BELONGERS AND DEPENDANTS FROM VIETNAM.
1. I UNDERSTAND
.
2. TWO HONG KONG IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS WILL GO TO HO CHI MINH
CITY AS SOON AS YOU CAN CLEAR WITH SRV (PARA 6 OF FCO TELNO.110 TO YOU). ONE, CHADDERTON (OF WHOM YOU ALREADY HAVE DETAILS) IS PREPARED TO LEAVE WITHIN A WEEK. ANOTHER VOLUNTEER IS BEING
FOUND AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. COULD MAIDEEN STAY ON FOR 2 OR 3
DAYS AFTER CHADDERTON'S ARRIVAL TO HELP HIM SETTLE IN ? HE
COULD PROBABLY ARRIVE ON THE CPA FLIGHT ON 13 JULY.
3. 1 FEAR A SITUATION IN WHICH NO MORE CHINESE APPLICANTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRY VISAS FOR HONG KONG BUT THE VIETNAMESE WANT TO GET RID OF A LOT MORE AND INSIST THAT WE TAKE THEM. AT THIS
POINT WE WILL WISH TO WITHDRAW OUR TWO PEOPLE, BUT THEY MAY BE REFUSED EXIT VISAS OR OTHERWISE PRESSURED. AGAINST THIS RISK, I SUGGEST IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT FROM THE START THEIR STATUS SHOULD
BE CLEARLY DEFINED AS BRITISH EMBASSY OFFICIALS AND BE RECOGNISED BY THE SRV. I HOPE THAT YOU AND THE F.C.O. WILL
CONFIRM THIS.
4. I AM SORRY IF WE HAVE APPEARED UNFEELING OR UNGRATEFUL.
WE CAN TALK WHEN YOU COME HERE ON 17 JULY. I HOPE YOU WILL
STAY WITH ME.
MACLEHOSE
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
SEAD
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MR CORTAZZI
HK&GD
MR MURRAY
MVD
MR HAWLEY
PSD
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