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FM FCO 413307 JUNE 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELECPAN NUMBER 366
REPEATED TO FOR INFO INMEDIATE LISEON, PRIORITY UKNIS GENWVA,
WASHINGTON
SAVING TO FOR INFO PANCI, JAKARTA, MANILA, RANGKOK, SINGAPORE,
KUALA LUMPUR
(916)
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 713, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. PARAGRAPH 2 YES
2. HEWS DEPARTMEN) HAVE STRESSED THE SIZE AND HPCPNCY OF THE
HOANGARIAN PROBLEM CREATED BY THE VIETNAMROP GOVERNMENT'S CALLOUS POLICY OF MAKING LIFE INTOLERABLE FOR THEIP ETHNIC
CHINESE COMMUNITY, AND THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL
ACTION TO COPE WITH IT.
3. WE HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT OUR FIRST CONCERN IS TO ASSIST PONG
KONG, IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT SCALE OF DEFUGEE LANDINGS (WHICH
CONFOUND THE PROBLEM POSED BY LECAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM
CHINA). FUT THAT WE ARE ALSO POPRIED BY THE SIGUATION IN'
COUNTRIES OF SOUTH FAST ASIA LIPP THAILAND AND MALAYSIA WHICH ARE
PECEIVING LARGE NUMBERS OF PEFUGEES.
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2.
DEPRÉSENTATIVES OF COUNTRIES WITH MISSIONS IN HANOI, ALONG
THẦY THEY THE NINE, SOME SCANDINAVIAN (INCLUDING THE SWEDES) AND
ASTAN COUNTRIES, HAVE BEEN ASKED TO UPGE THEIR COVERNMENTS TO
TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROPOSAL AND CONSIDER
PUSTIVO PRESSURE ON THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO MODERATE ITS
INTUMANE POLICY. UF HAVE RAISED WITH THE PORTUCUPSE "HE WED
FOR TUROR GOVERNOR IN MACAO TO STOP SENDING BOATS TO HONG KONG
(YOUT TUR S PARAGRAPH 2(11)).
OR HAVE EMOPASIZED THE NEED FOR FURTURT PRSETTLEMENT OPFERS
AND OUR VIRH THAT MANY MORE COVERUMPUTS SHOULD ACCENT PFPUCRES
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