TNAG-0791-FCO40-995-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 180

05

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM FCO 071316Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 193 OF 7 MARCH

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

See 26

HKK 243.1.1

ساریایی

1

INDEX

8 MAR 175

25

གྲྭ

NELS INT MJ

SIR ANTHONY ROYLE HAS TABLED AN ORAL PQ ASKING THE SECRETARY

OF STATE ON WHAT DATE HE COMMENCED DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL CONCERNED

REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCEPTING INTO THE UK A NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT PRESENT IN HONG KONG. THIS IS A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO SIR ANTHONY'S EARLIER QUESTION (WRITTEN ANSWER ON- 27 FEBRUARY) AND WE PROPOSE SIMPLY GIVING THE DATE OF THOMPSON'S LETTER TO THE HOME OFFICE, IE 20 JANUARY 1978, AS MENTIONED IN STEWART'S LETTER TO POLITICAL ADVISER OF 27 JANUARY.

OWEN

FILES

HKOGD (5)

UND

SEAD

PS/LORD GORONWY-

ROBERTS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY MR POSNETT

MR WEIR

COPIES

TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

CONFIDENTIAL

Page 180Page 181