TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 236

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FM HONG KONG 133838Z JUL 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 996 OF 13 JULY

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1. THE BACKGROUND PAPER, TOGAHTER WITH SANITIZED VERSIONS OF 30 INTERVIEWS IS BEING SENT DY APA TO THOMAS (WASHINGTON) BY BAG TODAY (COPIED TO FCO DEPARTMENTS, UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG COMMISSIONER) IN RESPONSE TO THE EARLIER REQUEST REFERRED TO IN WASHINGTON TELNO 14 TO HONG KONG.

2. THESE REPORTS, WHICH REPRESENT, IN OUR VIEW, A GOOD CROSS- SECTION, MAY BE USED BY STATE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE AND IN THE WAY THEY PROPOSE. IF THEY FREFER THEY MAY USE IN A LIKE WAY OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS WHICH THEY ALREADY HAVE.

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3. THE AMERICANS HERE HAVE A COPY OF THE PAPER AND THE 30 REPORTS AND MAY BE ABLE TO SEND THEN BY COURIER LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON DURING THE WEEKEND. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THEY WILL TELEGRAPH

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