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UKMIS GENEVA 031732Z HAY 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 133 0F 03 MAY 1979
HKK2H3/1
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND HANDI.
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FONG KONG TELNO ? TO ME: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. 1 RETURNED TO THE CHARGE WITH THE UNHCR THIS MORNING AND MADE THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS IN PARA 4 OF TUR. I DEPLOYED THE. SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS IN THE TUR AND LEFT A BOUT DE PAPIER.
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2. PARTLING SAID THAT HE WAS MOST CRATEFUL FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF HONG KONC'S PREOCCUPATIONS, PE FULLY UNDERSTOOD AND WAS SYMPATHETIC WITH THE PROBLEMS OF HONG KONG AND WOULD DO ALL HE COULD TO HELP. HE REALISED THAT THREE FOR FOUR VERY DIFFICULT MONTHS LAY AHEAD. RESETTLEMENT WAS NOT PROCEEDING AT UITE THE PACE THAT HE HAD HOPED. HE WAS CLEARLY RELUCTANT TO COMMIT KIMSELF BUT ADDED THAT I COULD BE SURE THAT ALL THAT I HAD SAID WOULD
RECEIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
3. HARTLING TOLD ME THAT HIS DEPUTY DE HAAN WAS RETURNING
FROM THE UNITED STATES TODAY WHERE HE HAD DEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMERICANS. LATER IN THE MONTH DE HAAN 1.OULD BE GOING TO PANOI WHERE IN HIS ROLE OF INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES AND THE COUNTRIES OF RESETTLEMENT HE WOULD TRY TO EXPECITE THE EMIGRATION PROCEDURES DISCUSSED DURING 1:19 EARLIER VISIT. I EVEN SMALL NUMBERS WERE TO TE SEEM TO BE LEAVING VIETNAM BY HORE ORTHODOX WAYS, PEOPLE WOULD BE UNDER LESS COMPULSION TO TAKE TO BOATS. HARTLING ACKNOWLEDGED HOWEVER THAT, EVEN IF DE HAAN HAD SOME SUCCESS, THIS WOULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT
AHEAD. ON THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG IN THE TUMEDIATE MONTI:S
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[REPETITION TO HANOI REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL
DECISION, REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS]
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