TNAG-0793-FCO40-997-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 56

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FM F C O 011910Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 912 OF 01 DECEMBER.

ра HKK 243/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 5

- 4 DEC 1978

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FOR ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER: UNHCR CONSULTATIONS ON

INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES.

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1. NO NEED TO TELEGRAPH THE MEMORANDUM. HOWEVER, POINTS ON HONG

KONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO TACKLING THE PROBLEM WOULD BE HELPFUL:

WHICH PLEASE COPY TO UKMIS GENEVA,

2. WE EXPECT U K DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY SIR JAMES MURRAY, WITH OFFICIALS FROM LONDON. DETAILS OF DELEGATION WILL BE

TELEGRAPHED WHEN KNOWN. WE ARE URGENTLY CONSIDERING THE QUESTION

OF A POSSIBLE ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE CONFERENCE OF A FURTHER INTAKE:

WE SHALL INFORM YOU WHEN A DECISION IS MADE.

3. POINTS MADE TO US BY OTHER MISSIONS IN LONDON ARE BEING COPIED TO YOU BY BAG (OF 2 DECEMBER).

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