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FM FCO 091850Z JUL 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 511 OF 9 JULY

FOR GOVERNOR FROM MCLAREN.

YOUR TELNO 928: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. THE QUESTION OF A NEW U K QUOTA OF REFUGEES IS DUE TO BE

DISCUSSED BY MINISTERS AT A MEETING TOMORROW. UNFORTUNATELY

THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN TELL E X CO ABOUT LIKELY NUMBERS IN

ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING.

CARRINGTON

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HKQGD, SEAD.

MR CORTAZZI.

MR MURRA

MURRAY

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