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FM HONG KONG 071205Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1433 OF 7 DECEMBER

AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

INTO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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MY TELNO 1400: INDO-CHINA REFUGEES: HONG KONG SITREP.

1. PARAS 3 TO 9 BELOW CONSTITUTE THE NOTE PROMISED IN REFTEL

PARA 10(B), TO BE USED AS YOU SEE FIT. CHARLES CHOU WILL BE ABLE

TO AMPLIFY BACKGROUND POINTS FOR THE UK DELEGATION IN GENEVA.

2. SINCE STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS (ESPECIALLY LOWMAN) ARE TAKING

CLSCE AND URGENT INTEREST IN THE PROBLEMS OF ACCOMMODATION AND COSTS HERE, GRATEFUL IF WASHINGTON AND UKMIS GENEVA WOULD PASS 1 COPY OF THE NOTE TO APPROPRIATE US COLLEAGUES.

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