TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 63

P 2 350Z DEC

FM CAPIC HONG KONG

TO RBDWC/MODUK NAVY RBDWDFA/FCO LONDON RBDIDC/CINCFLEET

RBMVAD/CBF HONG KONG

BT

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SIC EGA/LCD

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 243/1

29 DEC 1978

DESK OFFICE

INDEX

RY

ction 1, kon

389

385

No

REF A MY EGA/LDD 251401Z DEC OPERATION OLIVER SITREP 5

1 HK GOVT POLICY GROUP MEETING 260203Z. TWO REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES

INTERVIEWED IN BEACHAMPTON 263545Z BY SOHKS. MASTER REPORTED SICK

AND UNAVAILABLE

2 REFUGEE REPS STATED INTENTION TO CONTACT TAIWAN BEFORE AGREEING TO SAIL. (REF A PARA 2) LARGE QUANTITY OF FOOD REQUESTED. THIS IGNORED BY HK GOVT. POSITION IN REF A PARA 3B/C REEMPHASIZED TO SPOKESMEN AND TO HUEY FONG BY LOUDHAILER. NOISY REACTION WITH

BANNERS REQUIREING TEMPORARY SHELTER IN HK. REFUGEE REPS RETURNED

SHIP 0933Z

3 RN SITUATION 261200Z. WOLVERTON ALONGSIDE AT 2HRS NOTICE.

BEACHAMPTON ON TASK WITH MARINE POLICE LAUNCHES

4 INTENTIONS. BEACHAMPTON WILL MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE

BT

FILES UND

HK & GD

FED

SEAD

NEWS D

SAD

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

M & VD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

FS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR.CORTAZZI

MR. MURRAY

MR.LEAHY

MR.WEIR

COPIES TOL

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE IN

LONDON

CONFIDENTIAL