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TELEGRAM NUMBER 713 OF 2 JUNE
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INFO IMMEDIATE LISBON, PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA WASHING
PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVAL WASH LAGTS
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
INFO SAVING HANOI, JAKARTA, MANILA, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE,
KUALA LUMPUR.
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YOUR TELS TO LISBON NO 71 AND TO KUALA LUMPUR NO 120: VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES.
1. IT WOULD BE HEOPFUL TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE PRESS HERE SOME
DEA OF THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY HMG ON THE REFUGEE QUESTION
AND IN SUPPORT OF HONG KONG. PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED OF WHAT IS
BEING SAID BY NEWS DAPARTMENT ON OR OFF THE RECORD,
2. MAY WE IN PARTICULAR SAY THAT :
(1) KMG ARE CONSULTING URGENTLY WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES ABOUT THE
PROBLEM AND ABOUT HOW TO PERSUADE VIETNAM TO MODIFY ITS
POLICIES: AND
1) HMG HAVE ASKED PORTUAAL TO ENSURE THAT REFUGEE BOATS ARE
NOT SENT ON TO HONG KONG FROM MACAU.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING ADDRESSEES.
MACLEHOSE .
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SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAT
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON
MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
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