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242/1

18 AUGSTS

Vish

Y

Ton

QE

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 634 OF 16 AUGUST,

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INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA, WASHINGTON, ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA AND PEKING.

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OTTAWA TELNO 481 AND YOUR TELNO 993: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AVON FOREST.

1.

WE ARE PLEASED TO NOTE CANADIAN OFFER AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARA 3. WE HOPE THAT TAIWAN AUTHORITIES MAY STILL ALLOW REFUGEES TO LAND.

20

WE SUGGEST THAT ICEM, IF NOT ALREADY ALERTED, BE BROUGHT INTO ACT SOON TO ARRANGE EARLY TRANSPORT FROM TAIWAN, SHOULD THIS PROVE NECESSARY.

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OWEN.

FILES

UND

HK & GD

SEAD

FED

N AM D

NEWS D

OID

MVD

PS/LORD CORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR WEIR

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY BRANCH,

HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON.

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