TNAG-0883-FCO40-1093-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 100

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH ..

Telephone 01-

HKK 243||

RECEIVE

2 Ape =

Fx

233 50733

2.4.

(514)

S I Soutar Esq

WASHINGTON

Your reference

Our reference

Date

FA 243/1

30 March 1979

1

las

Sou Far

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

N Williamson J2.4

R3573.

1. Thank you for your letter 243/1 of 22 March.

2. We agree that you may pass to the State Department the information in Evan's letter of 2 March. You should, however, continue to emphasize that the confidentiality of the source must not be in any way compromised. You should also make it clear that while we have confidence in the source in question, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information.

:

THIS IS A COPY

THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN

CLOSED UNTIL

UNDER FOI

EXEMPTION NO.38.

You..

lver,

Световая Нетре

Charles

CT W Humfrey

South East Asian Department

CC:

S N Evans, Esq HANOI

UND, FCO

HK & GD, FCO

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