TNAG-0793-FCO40-997-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 96

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 241125Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELNO.1354 OF 24 NOVEMBER,

AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA,

SHKK 243/1

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RECEIVED HIMESTAY NO. 51 2 7 NOV 1978

DESK OFFICER INDEX

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INFO HANOI, PEKING, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON, VIENTIANE,

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THOMPSON'S (HKGD) LETTER TO ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER

OF 7 NOVEMBER (NOT TO ALL) :

UNHCR CONSULTATIONS IN GENEVA 11/12 DECEMBER ON INDO-CHINA REFUGEES,

PA

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Action Ten

OLE

1. WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE U.K

DELEGATION. WE SHALL SEND CHOU KAM-HON (CHARLES), THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WHO IS IN CHARGE

OF ALL WORK ON REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM. HE IS BOOKSD TO ARRIVE IN GENEVA AT 9745 (LOCAL) ON 7 DECEMBER ON FLIGHT SR920 (FROM ZURICH). HE WILL LEAVE ON SR305 ON 13 DECEMBER, CTD 1845 (LOCAL), GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA WOULD BOOK SUITABLE HOTEL ROOM, NOT TOO EXPENSIVE (BY SWISS STANDARDS) AND CLOSE TO MISSION OR CONFERENCE CENTRE. HE WOULD PREFER TO BE IN SAME HOTEL AS ANY

DELEGATES FROM LONDON.

2. CHOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON VISA SECTION OF CONSULATE-GENERAL

(AS WELL AS UKMIS) ON 3 DECEMBER,

WE UNDERSTAND

FROM U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL THAT THE AMERICAN DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE NO.3 IN THE STATE DEPANTMENT (EQUIVALENT OF P.U.S) · AND THAT THEY ARE URGING ALL PARTICIPANTS TO BE REPRESENTED AT A HIGH

LEVEL.

3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW COMPOSITION OF U.K DELEGATION.

'CONFIDENTIAL

14. WE ARE