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TO PRIORITY BRASILIA
TELNO.2 OF 7 JULY,
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INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
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YOUR TELNO.11 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
WE WOULD PREFER TO KEEP COSTS DOWN BY LIMITING OFFER TO LONDON-BASED BRASILIA CORRESPONDENTS AND WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER TWO JOURNALISTS OR ONE SMALL T.V TEAM (LOCAL BACK-UP FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY) IN THE FIRST
INSTANCE.
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OUR MAIN INTEREST IS TO ATTRACT SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF INFLUENTIAL MEDIA WHOSE COVERAGE MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY ABOUT THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN HONG KONG. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND WE WOULD DEPEND UPON YOUR ADVICE
AS TO WHO WAS INVITED.
ASSISTANCE NORMALLY TAKES THE FORM OF A RETURN AIR PASSAGE AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION FOR THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS. SUBSISTENCE
WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED.
HONG KONG HOTELS ARE PRESENTLY VERY FULL AND WE WILL NEED AT LEAST A WEEK'S NOTICE OF PROSPECTIVE VISITS. ONCE ACCOMMODATION IS CONFIRMED AIR TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT LOCALLY AND CHARGED TO
GOVERNMENT HONG KONG.
JOHN SLIMMING, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES HONG KONG, DIED SUDDENLY ON 3RD JULY. POINT OF CONTACT IN HONG KONG IS NOW ACTING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES,
MACLEHOSE
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SIR A. DUFF
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MR STRATTON
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