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UK

EYES ALFA

SECRET.

FM HONG KONG 1712072 JAN 79

TO PRIORITY CANBERRA

TELNO.2 OF 17 JANUARY,

SECRET

PA

HKK 043/12/5:31

OFFIC.A

PA

Ns i fro

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1416

INFO F.C.0.

FOLLOWING FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

14-3

YOUR TELNO.6

12

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. THANK YOU. I DO NOT THINK WE WILL GET FURTHER THAN WE HAVE

ON ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE BASIS OF THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER'S STATEMENT

FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL SEND BY BAG A COPY OF THE AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM REFERRED TO IN MY TELNO.1 TO HANO1.

2. WE WILL OF COURSE BE EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN ANY NEW INFORMATION

THE AUSTRALIANS GET ON REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

UND

HK & GD

SEAD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR WEIR

MR MURRAY

SECRET