GR 139
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK243/1
620
FM MANILA 030200Z MAY 79
DESK
PA
No 1146
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 155 OF 3 MAY
INFO JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, UKMIS GENEVA, GOVERNOR HONG
KONG.
NIT
ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE. YOUR TELNO 51: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES 1. PHILIPPINE MFA LINE IS THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS TO BE DECIDED BY THE CONFERENCE ON 15 MAY IS PRECISELY WHICH COUNTRIES SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRES AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND ON THE MATTER. I AM PRETTY CLEAR HOWEVER THAT THEY HAVE SO FAR THOUGHT OF A PHILIPPINE ISLAND AS BEING FOR THE USE OF THIS COUNTRY ALONE. EVEN ITS EXTENSION TO OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES IS LIKELY TO CAUSE THEM MISGIVINGS AND I JUDGE THAT THEIR PRESENT DISPOSITION WOULD BE AGAINST ACCEPTING REFUGEEES FROM HONG KONG.
sed 67
2. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO TACKLE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES ON LINES OF YOUR LETTER TO INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR (YOUR TELNO 055 TO JAKARTA)?
BENTLEY
FILES
UND.
HKYGD
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
FUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS PS/LORD GORONWY
ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
PS/FUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
UND are drafting an affirmative
reply. J4.5.
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH .
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
HOME OFFICE
LUMAR HOUSE
CROYDON
CONFIDENTIAL
LONDON
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.