TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 177

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ZZ HONG KONG

GRS 2004

SECRET

FROM FCO 141055Z JUL 79

TO FLASH HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 540 OF 14 JULY

STRICTLY PEPSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LUERAY

YOUR TELNO.999

1. YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN. FOR FEASONS WHICH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND, WE CANNOT DENY THE 3-YEAR FHASING. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRESENT PLANS, SUBJECT TO FINAL SCRUTINY BY MINISTERS, ARE FOR THE STATEMENT ITSELF WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE MADE ON TUESDAY NOT REPEAT

NOT TO REFER TO PHASING THOUGH IT MAY REPEAT HAY FEFEF TO

RESCUES AT SEA. MINISTERS' INTENTIONS AT PRESENT ARE THAT PHASING SHOULD BE MENTIONED IN AN HSPIRED SUPPLEMENTARY CUESTION, BUT THIS WOULD SAY ONLY THAT ALL REFUGEES CANNOT OBVIOUSLY AFFIVE AT

ONCE WITH NO MENTION OF 3-YEAR PHASING.

2. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH LATER, STRICTLY FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THE DRAFT TEXT AS IT STANDS NOY.

3. PEALISE THAT YOU WILL STILL BE IN DIFFICULTIES UNTIL THE STATEMENT IS MADE AND YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW THE PHASING AND SEA RESCUES ARE TREATED. WE CAN EXPLAIN BACKGROUND WHEN WE SEE YOU. BUT I FEAR THAT YOU CANNOT DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION IN THIS TELEGRAM TO ANYONE ELSE..

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