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FM FCO 3018277 MAY 79
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 316 OF 30 MAY
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HKK 2431
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INFO ROUTINE HANOI: SINGAPORE: JAKARTA: KUALA LUMPUR:
MANILA: BANGKOK
YOUR TELNOS 506 AND 509
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND IMMIGRATION TO HONG KONG
منام
WHEN THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR PAID HIS COURTESY CALL ON
LORD PRIVY SEAL TODAY, SIR IAN GILMOUR NOTED THAT YOU WERE TO
SEE VICE MINISTER ZHANG TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE IMMIGRATION
PROBLEM.
HE SAID THAT THE INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
INTO HONG KONG, COMBINED WITH THE VERY HIGH LEVEL OF LEGAL AND
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA VAS CAUSING GREAT CONCERN.
2. LORD PRIVY SEAL STRESSED THE BOAT PEOPLE BURDENS ON HONG
KONG: WE NEEDED TO PERSUADE THE VIETNAMESE TO STOP THE
EXPLUSION OF ETHNIC CHINESE.
KE HUA AGREED THAT IT WAS
NECESSARY TO EXPOSE THE PLANS OF THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES
WHICH WERE TO EXPORT OVER ONE MILLION REFUGEES.
3. THE LORD PRIVY SEAL THEN REFERRED TO THE PRESS PEPORT IN
HONG KONG TELNO 684 ABOUT THE CHINESE REFUSAL TO ACCEPT
REFUGEES FROM THE 'MORSE VIKING'.
HE POPED THIS WAS NOT TRUE
AND URGED THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD HOLD TO THE PRINCIPLE OF
FIRST PORT OF CALL.
TO REPORT.
CARRINGTON,
KE HUA DISCLAIMED KNOWLEDGE PUT UNDERTOOK
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