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FM MANILA 329690Z JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 402 OF 2 JANUAR
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INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG,
Aux91's
ENZVA,
CENT
RITY WASHINGTON
PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, CANBERRA, KUALA LUMPUR,
SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.
SAVING TO HANOI.
MY TELNO Øgi TO HONG KONG: TUNG AN.
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1. THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE, BLATTER, ASKED THIS MORNING IF, NOW THE HOLIDAY IS OVER, BRITAIN IS GOING TO RESPOND TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM
THE TUNG AN.
2. DLATTER HAS FINISHED INTERVIEWING THE REFUGEES AND WILL PRESENT · HIS FINDINGS TO THE MFA AT 10AM (LOCAL TIME) TOMORROW. HE SAID THERE WERE ONLY VERY FEW WITH LINKS IN THE UK, BUT HE HOPED WE COULD TAKE A CERTAIN NUMBER, ALONG WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. HE STRESSED THAT EARLY OFFERS WOULD IN HIS VIEW SOFTEN THE HARD LINE THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN SO FAR. IT WOULD ALSO ENABLE REFUGEES TO COME ASHORE AND ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS ON THE SHIP. HE EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE U.S. THE AUSTRALIANS, CANADIANS, AND THE ISRAELIS WOULD ALL MAKE OFFERS.
3. WHEN ACTING HEAD OF CHANCERY EXPRESSED PESSIMISM OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE UK TAKING ANY, POINTING OUT THAT THE HUEY FONG WAS ON HONG KONG'S DOORSTEP WITH ANOTHER 2,700 REFUGEES, BLATTER. ASKED WHERE HMG STOOD REGARDING THE FIRST PORT OF CALL PRINCIPLE. FORMER REPLIED WE HAD SOUGHT CLARIFICATION ON THIS POINT.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI.
[REPEATED.
AS REQUESTED]
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FILES
UND
PS
KK & GD
SEAD
FED
SAD
FID (E)
TUSD
CID
TPD
NEWS D
HVD
PS/LORD GORONWY--ROBERTS PS/HR LUARD
PS/FUS
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MR CORTAZZI
MR VEIR
MR MURRAY
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COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE
MR BIRT
LONDON
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON
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