TNAG-0792-FCO40-996-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 3

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53

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM WASHINGTON 112206Z

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CONFIDENTIAL

1.

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HKK 243/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 700.

12 OCT 1978

DESK OF CUS

INDEX.

No

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 4033 OF 11 OCTOBER -

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA

215

YOUR TELNO 2446: REFUGEES ON THE WELL PARK

1. WE TOOK ACTION WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT ON

13 OCTOBER. THEY HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THAT THE US EMBASSY AT TAIPEI HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SPEAK TO THE TAIWANESE

AUTHORITIES AS REQUESTED.

casi

220

JAY

FILES UND

SEAD

FED

HK & GO

MVO

NEWS D

OID

PUSD

FRO

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR MURRAY

MR CORTAZZI MR FIGG

COPIES TO

MR BIRT HOME OFFICE

MR HEAD

管

11

L

LUNAR HOUSE

MR HARDS DISASTER UNIT OOM

CONFIDENTIAL