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TELEGRAM NUMBER 188 OF 25 JUNE

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MY TELNO 187: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, SUSPECT SHIP

I SAW ACTING HEAD OF EUROPE II DEPARTMENT ON

23 JUNE. HE SAID THAT INFORMATION IN OUR AIDE MEM-

CIRE BOUT A SUSPECT SHIP HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED.

INVESTIGATION HAD REVEALED NOTHING: THERE WAS NO SHIP

IN THAT AREA, LET ALONE ONE AS DESCRIBED IN AIDE

MEMOIRE.

2. I THANKED HIM FOR HAVING ACTED SO PROMPTLY.

MARGETSON

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PILES SEAD-

HY & GD

UND

FED

BESD

NAM D SAD BAD (E)

PUCD

OLD

IPD

[REPEATED TO HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA ]

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING`ST]

NEWS D M & VD

PS

PS/LPS

P3/AR.HURD : PS/R.BEAKER

PS/PUS SIR A DHpr

SIR A PAR.JONS FR.CORTAZZI

GR. LEAHY. TIR. MURRAY

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE LONDON

MR.WOODFIELD) MR.BURLEIGH

MR. HILLARY MR. BIRT

MR.V.MCGEE

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATH

HOME OFFICE LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON,

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