TNAG-0878-FCO40-1088-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 135

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

GRS 060

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 122006Z JAN 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 243 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY, 51 15 JAN1979

DESK OF CER

REQUIRY

INDEX

Action T

en

TELEGRAM NUMBER 43 OF 12 JAN

FROM CORTAZZI

193

108)

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 87: HUEY FONG.

1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN OUR TELEGRAM NO 41 CONFIRMING THAT MINISTERS HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT 1000 REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. WE ARE

PURSUING URGENTLY THE QUESTION OF THE BEST WAY TO MAKE USE OF THIS DECISION TO PERSUADE OTHER COUNTRIES TO HELP ALSO. WE EXPECT TO OBTAIN APPROVAL TO TAKE ACTION IN GENEVA AND IN CAPITALS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OWEN

FILES

HK & GD

UND

SEAD

MR CORTAZZI

!

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