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GR 185

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 270315Z SEP 79

TO PRIORITY MONTREAL

TELNO.1 OF 27 SEPTEMBER,

HKK 240/1

LOSIVED IN REGISTEY NO. 51 27 SEP 1979

по

1.10

INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O, BONN (AND SUBORDINATE POSTS),

ROUTINE : HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

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OTTAWA TELNO.13 (NOT TO ALL) AND MY TELNO.1250 :

REFUGEES : STUMPF VISIT.

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1. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PASS FOLLOWING TO MR STUMPF, WHO

SHOULD BE CONTACTABLE THROUGH THE CATHCLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE.

BEGINS:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FURTHER REPORT FROM OTTAWA. HOWEVER YOUR

CLOSING REQUEST FOR P.R ASSISTANCE IN GERMANY LOOKS DIFFICULT.

WE HAD THOUGHT, FROM YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH SIR JACK CATER BEFORE YOU LEFT, THAT YOUR OWN EXCELLENT CONTACTS IN GERMANY (AND THOSE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE VOLAGS THERE) WOULD IN FACT MAKE ANY

SUCH ASSISTANCE UNNECESSARY.

2.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FULL-TIME,

GERMAN-SPEAKING ASSISTANCE IN THE WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO

ATTACH DAVID ROADS TO YOU IN NORTH AMERICA. AND WHILE WE WILL

ASK TDC OFFICES, AND H.M CONSULATES-GENERAL, IN THE FRG TO HELP

YOU IF THEY CAN, WE CONTINUE TO SEE ADVANTAGE IN KEEPING YOUR

ACTIVITIES AS SELF-CONTAINED AS POSSIBLE, TO GIVE YOU (AND THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE) AS FREE A HAND AS POSSIBLE BY MINIMISING

ANY GOVERNMENTAL FLAVOUR.

MACLEHOSE

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MR CORTAZZ}

MR MURRAY

LORD.N.&. LENNOX MR FERAUSSON

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