TNAG-0893-FCO40-1103-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 141

I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A JOINT WRITTEN DECLARATION FROM THE 61 U.S CASES THAT THEY WOULD NOW PREFER TO BE RESETTLED IN THE U.K. DESPITE PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELNO.373 OF 6 JUNE, MAY WE ARRANGE TO SEND THEM ON TO THE U.K. IT IS QUITE PROBABLE, HOWEVER, THAT SOME OF THEM MIGHT CHANGE THEIR MINDS AGAIN AFTER ARRIVAL IN THE U.K

MACLEHOSE

FILES SEAD

HK & GD

UND

FED.

EESD

NAM D

SAD

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D M & VD PS PS/IPS PS/MR.HURD

PS/MR.BLAKER

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY MR. STRATTON

3.

ADDITIONAL DISTN.

BOAT PEOPLE