TNAG-0888-FCO40-1098-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 13

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TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1318 OF 4 JUNE

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK ROUTINE UKM IS GENEVA GOVERNOR HONG KONG.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 227 TO UKMIS NEW YORK: INDO CHINESE REFUGEES: PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE OFFICE OF REF.GEES AND MIGRATION AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE WHICH HMG ATTACH TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT ARE STILL CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ENDORSE THE PROPOSAL THEMSELVES, OR WHETHER THE NEW WITIATIVE MIGHT DILUTE OTHER CURRENT EFFOPTS TO DEAL WITH THE REFUGEE PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ENSURING THAT THEY COME TO THE RIGHT DECISION TO HAVE THE FULLER BACKGROUND REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE.

ROBINSON

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SIR A DUFF

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]

COPIES TO:

SIR A PARSONS

MR WOODFIELD

BESD NAM D SAD EID (E)

MR CORTAZZI

MR LEAHY

MR MURRAY

LONDON

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

HOME OFFICE QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR HILLARY HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

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