TNAG-0896-FCO40-1106-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 239

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FM UKMIS GENEVA 131325Z AUG 79

TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY FCO 131200Z

TELNO 483 OF 13/8/79

AND TO DESKEY HONG KONG 1312002

HAKK 243/1

G14LD IN REGUERAY NO. 51

14 AUG 1979

NES

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No

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING PRIORITY WASHINGTON TOKYO

<55 PEKING TEL 712 TO FCO: MV RUDD DANK

(855

REGISTRY Action Taken

AS A RESULT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH UNHCR OVER THE WEEKEND THE - POSITION NOW IS THAT CASELLA, (OUR TELNO 481) WHO IS STAYING IN THE HONG KONG HOTEL, HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED THROUGH THE UNHCR OFFICE TO DISCUSS THIS CASE WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND IN THE LIGHT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT HIS PRESENCE IN SHANGHA! COULD SERVE A USEFUL PURPOSE, HE WOULD, OF COURSE, HAVE TO GET CHINESE AUTHORITY FOR SUCH A VISIT,

RESETTLED

2. UNHCR HAVE SAID THAT CASELLA'S HAND WOULD DE GREATLY

STRENGTHENED IF IN THE LAST RESORT HE COULD OFFER A GUARANTEE OF RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK FOR REFUGEES NOT

ELSEWHERE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. UNHCR ARE CLEARLY SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT

FOR CASELLA TO GO TO SHANGHAI WITHOU THIS GUARANTEE. THEY HAVE

SUCGESTED THAT A MEMBER OF H.M. EMBASSY IN PEKING ACCOMPANY

FIM.

WILLIAMS

FILES

SEAD

PS

HK & GD

UND

FED

EESD

NAM D

SAD

MAED

EID

FUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

PS/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER

FS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

LORD NG LENNOX

MR PERCUSSON

MR FRECVELL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE

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