TNAG-0654-FCO40-803-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 25

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1. THANK YOU FOR SENDING US MAIDEEN'S ASSESSMENT, WHICH WE THINK WILL PROVE CLOSE TO THE MARK.

2. WE UNDERSTAND MAIDEEN'S DESIRE TO LEAVE AND APPRECIATE HIS GENEROUS OFFER TO STAY ON RATHER LONGER. WE MUST LEAVE TO YOU THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS DEPARTURE TO THE VIETNAMESE.

3. THE POINTS RAISED IN YOUR PARA.3 ARE DEALT WITH SERIATIM BELOW.

4. BY 19TH OCTOBER MAIDEEN ALREADY HAD LISTS TOTALLING 829 APPROVED 1.D. 258'S. ON 25TH AND 27TH OCTOBER WE TELEXED TWO FURTHER LISTS OF APPROVALS TOTALLING 97 PERSONS.

5. WE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO GIVE A FINAL ANSWER ON THE 'LIST OF 1500' BECAUSE, AS CHADDERTON TOLD TUYEN ON 19TH OCTOBER, HUNDREDS OF NAMMES OR ADDRESSES ON THE LIST ARE INDECIPHERABLY HANDWRITTEN OFTEN USING VIETNAMESE ROMANISATION. TUYEN SAID THAT HE UNDERSTOOD OUR DIFFICULTIES AND ACCEPTED OUR SINCERITY. CHADDERTON ALSO UNDERSTOOD HIM TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT FURTHER AND THAT IF WE COULD SUPPLY A LIST OF CASES WHICH WE COULD PROCESS AND APPROVE THEN TUYEN WOULD ASSUME THE REMAINDER TO HAVE BEEN REFUSED, CHADDERTON GAVE MAIDEEN ON 19TH OCTOBER A FIRST LIST OF APPROVALS FROM THE LIST OF 1500'. CHADDERTON WILL

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