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FOLLOWING FROM WILSON POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
VIETNAM REFUGEES
1. WHEN THE GOVERNOR SAW THE HOLTZMAN SUB-COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES TODAY, THEY ASKED IF WE COULD PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT OF WHY REFUGEES LEAVE VIETNAM, WITH AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE PRESSURE PUT ON THEM AND THE WAY IN WHICH DEPARTURES ARE ARRANGED WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD START TO PREPARE SUITABLE MATERIAL WHICH CAN BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE EMBASSY AFTER OUR RETURN TO HONG KONG. WHAT IS NEEDED IS A CONCISE ACCOUNT SHOWING THE WAY IN WHICH PRESSURE BUILT UP OVER THE PAST YEAR, INCLUDING WHENEVER POSSIBLE DATES OF VARIOUS MEASURES TAKEN: THE CONSTRAINTS PLACED ON ETHNIC CHINESE: THE WAY IN WHICH THEY WERE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN DEPARTURE OR GOING TO A NEW ECONOMIC ZONE: AND THE METHODS OF DEPARTURE. IT SHOULD MAKE CLEAR THE DIFFERENCE IN TIMING AND TECHNIQUES BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
3. THE ACCOUNT WOULD HAVE TO BE FACTUAL AND BASED ESSENTIALLY ON REFUGEE INTERVIEWS OR SIMILAR MATERIAL WHICH COULD BE PUBLISHED. IT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE USED BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR INSERTION IN SOME FORM INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO ATTACH A SELECTION OF 20-30 RECORDS OF REFUGEE INTERVIEWS TO BACK THE CONTENT OF THE ASSESSMENT.
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