TNAG-0792-FCO40-996-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 184

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1008 OF 21 AUGUST 1978

INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA UKMIS GENEVA WASHINGTON AND ROUTINE PEKING.

MY TELNO 1007.

(149

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : AVON FOREST.

1. THE US EMBASSY TAIPEI HAS NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE REFUGEES

WILL BE ALLOWED TO LAND IN TAIWAN FOR 3 MONTHS. HOWEVER THE

AUTHORITIES IN TAIWAN WOULD LIKE THEM TO LEAVE WITHIN 30 DAYS

''IF AT ALL POSSIBLE",

2. THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS, IT WILL TAKE TIME TO FIND OUT HOW

MANY OF THE REFUGEES MAY BE ABLE TO GO TO THE US OR CANADA.

ANY EVENT WE SEE LITTLE NEED FOR ANY TO GO TO THE UK BEFORE

NOVEMBER, LETTER FOLLOWS.

3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW HOW SOON ANY OF THE GROUP OF 61 REFUGEES

(YOUR TELNO VISA 318) COULD BE RECEIVED,

MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

MACLEHOSE

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