TNAG-0898-FCO40-1108-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 131

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GR 190

UNCLASSIFIED

TM HONG KONG 180858Z OCT 79

HKK 243

RECSIV.D

Y NO. ST

10 OCT 1979

ра

1788

TO ROUTINE STUTTGART

TELNO.3 OF 18 OCTOBER,

INFO F.C.0

BONN.

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

1.

YOUR TELNO.1: PUBLICITY ABOUT HONG KONG REFUGEES : VISIT BY PRESIDENT SPAETH.

FROM AVAILABLE FLIGHT INFORMATION AND SPAETH INTENTIONS ASSUME THAT PARTY WILL ARRIVE HERE MID-AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 14 AND DEPART EVENING FLIGHT TO FRANKFURT ON NOVEMBER 15. THIS WILL ENSURE ARRIVE STUTTGART MIDDAY FRIDAY.

2.

SUGGEST FLIGHTS JAL 731 OR 717 FROM TOKYO ARRIVING HERE

ALSO DEPART FLIGHT LH641 AT 2250 ON NOVEMBER 15. 1330 AND 1510.

3.

OUTLINE PROGRAMME:

ALPHA: GENERAL BRIEFING ON ARRIVAL WEDNESDAY BY H.K GOVT STAFF

AND UNHCR.

BRAVO FOLLOWING DAY VISIT REFUGEE CAMPS, CALL ON CHIEF

SECRETARY WITH CONSUL-GENERAL FRG: BRIEFINGS BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON REFUGEES: MEET TOP-LEVEL LOCAL BUSINESSMEN FOR TRADE BRIEFINGS DURING AFTERNOON. PROGRAMME WILL BE TIGHT BUT WILL COVER ALL AREAS OF INTEREST ADEQUATELY.

4.

URGENTLY REQUIRE DETAILS OF DATES AND TIMES AND ACCURATE

IF PARTY STRENGTH TO ALLOW HOTEL BOOKINGS DURING BUSY SEASON. WIFE ACCOMPANIES CAN WE ASSUME THAT SHE WILL PREFER TO SHOP ? ONCE DETAILS KNOWN WE CAN CONFIRM PROGRAMME. WE WILL LIAISE WITH FRG CONSUL-GENERAL WHEN HE IS OFFICIALLY INFORMED OF

HILTON HOTEL IS MOST CONVENIENT FOR US. INTENDED VISIT.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

SEAD

HKIGD,

WED, VID

NEWS, D. MR CORTAZZ

ME

MR MURRAY,

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