TNAG-0896-FCO40-1106-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 53

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DESK BY 281290Z

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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HKK 243/1

RECEIVED IN RESUkeha. il 2 8 AUG 1979

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 745 OF 28 AUGUST

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, HONG KONG, OTTAWA, PARIS.

TOKYO TELNO.463 (RECEIVED TODAY ONLY).

MV RUDD BANK.

1. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THESE REFUGEES HAVE DECLINED FIST ASYLUM AND, IF IT IS NECESSARY FOR WIDER REASONS TO MAKE ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE CHINESE, I AM READY TO DO SO DESPITE

PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO.429 TO TOKYO. BUT INVIEW OF (A) THE CHINESE REFUSAL TO USE FORCE (KICH WE CAN HARDLY QUESTION) (B) THE FACT THAT THE REFUGEES ARE VIETNAMESE IN ORIGIN NOT CHINESE: AND (C) UNHCR ADVICE (PRESUMABLY PASSED TO THE CHINESE) THE FIRST. SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 5 OF MY TELNO.729 CONTINUES TO APPLY.

GEORGE

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N AM D

PS PS/LPS PS/HR HURD PS/MR BLAKER

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SIR A DUFF

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MAED

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FUSD

OID

IPD NEWS D MVD

MR MURRAY MR SIRAUTON

LORD G LENNOX

MR FERGUSSON

MR FISIVELL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE