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RECEIVED HI REGRITY NO. 51 29 DEC 1978

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I understand that the Chinese Ambassador is calling to see you this afternoon, and that you wish to raise the above subject with him. I attach the following documents:

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iii)

Mix McLaren's submission of 7 December, with Mr Murray's

subsequent minute of 11 December, outlining the general background to the immigration problem, and recommending

that instructions should be given to the Embassy in

Peking to raise the subject at a high level;

McLaren's submission of 27 November giving the back- ground to the problem of refugees from Vietnam who spent

some time in China before moving on to try to enter

Hong Kong illegally;

Peking telegrams numbers 916 and 917 reporting the out- come of Mr Craddock's approach to the Chinese Vice

Foreign Minister;

iv) Hong Kong telegram number 251 to Peking, stressing the concern in Hong Kong at the continued lack of response from the Chinese over the problem of the Vietnamese

refugees who had first settled in China.

W. E. Chantill

22 December 1978

Mr Samue RED

Quantrill

Hong Kong and General Department

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