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TELEGRAM NUMBER 750 OF 11 JUNE, 1979

INFO PRIORITY TOKYO

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

INFO SAVING JAKARTA, SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK

AND HANOI.

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TOKYO TELNO 243 TO YOU.- PARA 3: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND

IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.

1. TOKYO MAY WISH TO PASS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE

JAPANESE:

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A. ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE ORIGINALLY FROM VIETNAM HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AMONGST THE HUGE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA (OVER 14,000 ARRESTED IN MAY). THEY HAVE ALL BEEN RETURNED TO CHINA WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

B. A SMALL NUMBER OF FORMER RESIDENTS OF VIETNAM HAVE ARRIVED LEGALLY FROM CHINA, THESE ARE PEOPLE ACCEPTED BY CHINA AS CHINESE CITIZENS WHO HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN GIVEN PASSPORTS OR EXIT PERMITS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OBTAINED ONWARD VISAS FOR THIRD COUNTRIES OR HAVE CLOSE FAMILY TIES IN HONG KONG,

FCO PASS SAVING JAKARTA, SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK AND HANO 1.

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