TNAG-0888-FCO40-1098-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 74

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG UKMIS GENEVA SINGAPORE · YOUR TELNO 1314: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES TAIWAN

1. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE BANK LINE THAT THE TAIWANESE

AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED FROM A LIST OF NAMES OF ROACHBANK REFUGEES THAT ALL (ALL) ARE OF ETHNIC CHINESE ORIGIN. NEARLY

HALF OF THE REFUGEES ARE CHILDREN UNDER 15 AND THERE IS

NATURALLY A GOOD DEAL OF CONCERN HERE FOR THEIR VELFARE.

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE STATE DEPARTMENT COULD URGENTLY

INSTRUCT THEIR LIAISON MISSION IN TAIPEI TO RENEW THEIR APPEAL

TO THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES TO ACCEPT THE ROACHBANK REFUGEES, DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THEY ALL APPEAR TO BE ETHNIC

CHINESE.

3. YOU SHOULD ASK THE AMERICANS TO LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

WHEN THEY HAVE TAKEN ACTION AND WITH WHAT RESULT.

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