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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 12 OCT 1978

TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON TELNO 2446 OF 10 OCTOBER DESK OFFICER INOF HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNO 3996: REFUGEES ON THE QUOTE WELL PARK UNQUOTE.

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REGIOTRY Action Ten

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1. PLEASE ASK THE STATE DEPARTMENT IF THE US MISSION IN TAIWAN

COULD NOW INFORM THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES THAT TWO DC-8 AIRCRAFT

HAVE BEEN CHARTERED TO BRING THE REFUGEES TO THE UK. DETAILS ARE:

FLIGHT NOS JV 4152A AND JV 4152B

DEPART ZURICH 1200Z ON 12 OCTOBER

ARRIVE KAOHSIUNG 103OZ 13 OCTOBER

LEAVE KAOHSIUNG 090OZ 14 OCTOBER

ARRIVE UK (STANSTEAD) 070OZ 15 OCTOBER.

THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITEE FOR EUROPEAN MIGRATION (ICEM)

ARE ARRANGING FOR TWO OF THEIR PEOPLE TO FLY TO TAIWAN FROM HONG

KING TOMORROW TO LIAISE WITH THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES AND THE

SHIP'S AGENTS OVER THE PRACTICAL DETAILS OF TRANSFERRING THE

REFUGEES FROM SHIP TO AIRCRAFT.

2. WE TRUST THESE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TAIWANESE.

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