TNAG-0792-FCO40-996-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 281

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PRIORITY

CLAIR

LAIR

FM WKMIS GENEVA 1313152

UNCLASSIFIED

HKK 243/1 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY MO. 51

14 JUN 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 412 OF 13 JUNE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

INFO SAVING PEKING, WASHINGTON, VIENTIANNE, HANOI

(101

YOUR TELNO 193 AND HONG KONG TEL 712:

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

Ø

REG: TRY Action Teán

OFE

+

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO UNHCR WHO HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH

SAMPATKUMAR, THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS RETURNED TO HONG KONG

UNTIL THURSDAY. SAMPAT KUMAR REPORTED THAT ACCOMODATION FOR

A FURTHER 500 IS AVAILABLE. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF

USING MACAO.

2. UNHCR ARE WATCHING SITUATION CLOSELY AND IF NECESSARY ARE

PREPARED TO ASK FOR AN INCREASE IN THEIR 18M DOLLARS INDO-CHINA

PROGRAMME. WE REMINDED UNHCR OF RECENT UK CONTRIBUTION OF 1M POUNDS

STERLING TO THEIR SPECIAL APPEAL FOR INDO-CHINA.

FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO PEKING, WASHINGTON, VIENTIANNE AND HANOI.

MURRAY

FİLES

HK & GD (6)

UND

SEAD

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M & VD

NEWS D

OID

N.A.D

PS

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/NR.LUARD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY

MR.WEIR

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