TNAG-0877-FCO40-1087-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 125

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UNCLASSIFIED

FI! CANBERRA (334482 JAN 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 005 CF 03 JANUARY

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HKK 243/1 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO, S --.4 JAN1979

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

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No the QE

REPEATED INFO MANILA, GOVERNOR HONG KONG, UKNIS GENEVA,

WASHINGTON AND KUALA LUMPUR

SAVING INFO PEKING, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, HANOİ.

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MANILA TELNO 22 TO FCO : TUNG AN ·

1. AUSTRALIANS HAVE AGREED TO TAKE 280 REFUGEES NOW IN CAMPS

IN THE PHILIPPINES, BUT NONE FROM THE SHIP, IN RESPONSE TO THE APDEAL - FROM THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.'

2. PLEASE PASS SAVING TO PEKING, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK AND HANOI.

TERBIT

1

FILES UND

HK & CD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

·PS/MR_LUARD.

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SEAD

FED

SAD

EID (E)

MR CONTAZZI

FUSD

NR WEIR

OID

IPD

NEWS D

MR STRATTON MR MURRAY MR LEAHY

MVD

SPD.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

·

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

CROYDON

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