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FM UKMIS GENEVA 981715Z JAN 79.

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 84 OF 28/1/79

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

HKK 243/1

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RECEIVED IN RESCIA NO. 51 - 9 JAN 1979

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HUEY FONG

1. THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAS ASKED TO SEE ME AT

1630Z, TUESDAY 9 JANUARY TO CONSULT ME ABOUT THE REFUGEES ON ·

BOARD THE HUEY FONG. HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED A LETTER OF REPLY

FROM THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG TO THE DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER'S

LETTER DELIVERED BY THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE ON 32 DECEMBER 1978

HKK 243//173 (HONG KONG TELNO 1505). I NOTE FROM PARA 3 OF HONG KONG

413

42

TELNO 41 OF 5 JANUARY THAT THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE SAID HIS

APPEAL HAD BEEN REJECTED.

2. GRATEFUL TO LEARN IF THERE ARE ANY POINTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO

UNDERLINE WITH HARTLING.

3. UNHCR HAVE CALLED AN INFORMAL MEETING ON 16 JANUARY OF MISSIONS

OF THE EIGHT LEADING PARTICIPANTS AT LAST MONTH'S INDO-CHINA

CONSULTATIONS. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW BY THEN WHETHER WE CAN

SAY ANYTHING ABOUT OUR UNDERTAKING AT THOSE CONSULTATIONS TO EXAMINE

URGENTLY AND SYMPATHETICALLY THE POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING FURTHER

RESETTLEMENT PLACES.

MURRAY

FILES UND

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SEAD

FED

SAD

EID (E)

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR WEIR

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON

FS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR BURLEIGH

HOME OFFICE

PS/PUS

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

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