TNAG-0844-FCO40-1054-Visit-of-Lord-Carrington--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-1979 — Page 24

CONFIDENTIAL

GR 110

CONFIDENTIAL

Hex' 006/5

29 JUN 1979

no 122941 K

по

IN.

FM HONG KONG 280610Z JUN 79

TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO

TELNO.23 OF 28 JUNE,

INFO IMMEDIATE F.C.O.

See &

BRIEFING FOR S OF S'S VISIT TO HONG KONG : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

I NOTICE THAT IN BRIEFS 8 AND 9 (1.E SPEAKING NOTES FOR USE TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE PRESS) THE LINE RECOMMENDED ON H.M.G'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PROSPECT OF TAKING REFUGEES INTO BRITAIN IS RATHER NEGATIVE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL LOCALLY IF A RATHER MORE POSITIVE LINE COULD BE FOLLOWED. MAY I SUGGEST THE

FOLLOWING:

''H.M.G IS ANXIOUS TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO HELP. WE ARE CONSIDERING WHAT CONTRIBUTION BRITAIN CAN OFFER IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONFERENCE WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ASKED DR WALDHEIM

TO CONVENE.''

MACLEHOSE

?

FILES HKOGD FED SEAD P$ PS LPS

PS/MR BLAKER

PSY PUS SIRA DUFF

SIR A PARSONS MR HURRAY MR STRATTON

CONFIDENTIAL