TNAG-0886-FCO40-1096-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 92

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FM DUBLIN 251530Z MAY 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 96 OF 25 MAY 79

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YOUR TELNO 43 AND HONG KONG TELNO 629 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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WE HAVE MADE THE POINTS IN HONG KONG TELNO 629 TO LYONS, THE COUNSELLOR IN CHARGE OF ASIAN AFFAIRS AT THE DFA.

LYONS TOOK CAREFUL NOTE BUT POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH IT HAS BELN DECIDED THAT 100 REFUGEES WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE REPUBLIC NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN ABOUT WHERE THE REFUGEES WILL BE TAKEN FROM OR WHEN THEY WILL BE ADMITTED.

2. LYONS EXPECTS THAT THESE MATTERS WILL BE SETTLED DURING THE

NEXT WEEK AND HAS PROMISED TO KEEP US INFORMED.

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