TNAG-0877-FCO40-1087-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 77

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7. THESE MEASURES WILL ONLY DEAL WITH THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF

THE HUEY FONG. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT WE ARE ONLY SO FAR SEEING

THE TIP OF AN ICEBERG. WE TRUST THAT CONSIDERATION IS ALREADY

BEING GIVEN TO THE FURTHER INTERNATIONAL STEPS WHICH ARE GOING

TO BE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE LARGER PROBLEM, BEARING IN MIND THE VERY REAL THREAT POSED BY THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE LARGE

NUMBER OF THOSE WHO WENT TO CHINA FROM VIETNAM ARE NOW TRYING

TO LEAVE.

F.C.O PLEASE PASS SAVING HANO!

MACLEHOSE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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