TNAG-0886-FCO40-1096-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 16

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CONFIDENTIAL

3. MAI VAN DO REFERRED TO THE MEETING BETWEEN MR CORTAZZI

AND THE VIETNAMESE CHARGE ON 25 MAY (YOUR TELNU 323 TO HONG KONG REFERS). THE MFA WISHED TO PROTEST ABOUT MR CORTAZZI'S ACCUSATIONS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE REFUGEE EXODUS. THESE ACCUSATIONS WERE FALSE. THE VIETNAMESE CHARGE

HAD REPORTED THAT MR CORTAZZI'S ATTITUDE HAD BEEN QUOTE ARROCANT AND OUT MODED UNQUOTE. IF THE CHARGES REPORT WAS CORRECT THE MFA WISHED TO PROTEST.

4.

MAT VAN EDO FINISHED BY EMPHASISING ONCE

AGAIN VIETNAM'S WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE WITH UNHCK.

EVANS

[PASSED TO WASHINGTON AND UKMIS GENEVA]

FILE S UND

HK & GD

SEAD

FED

SAD

EID (E)

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

PS PS/LPS

PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF SIR A PARSONS MR CORTAZZI MR LEAHY

MR MURRAY

2

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

MR BURLEIGH

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

CROYDON

MR V MCGEE FAO ODM

...LONDON

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