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ONFIDENTIAL
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FM HONG KONG 120950Z NOV 79
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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFF ICE LONDON TELEGRAM NUMBER 1183 OF 12 NOVE BER
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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1. THE UK SELECTION TEAM HAS REPORTED IN REASI G DIFFICULTY IN FILLING ITS QUOTA AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A RELUCTANCE AMONGST THE REFUGEES TO COME FORWARD AS CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEW IN ORDER
TO BE SELECTED FOR UK. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT A REFUGEE WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED IN UK MIGH. COME UT IN ORDER TO STIMULATE INTEREST AMONGST OTHERS HERE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE CONSIDER UK AS A POSSIBLE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRY. THE IDEA WOULD BE FOR HIM TO COME OUT WITH THE ADVANCE TEAM NEXT JANUARY FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF THE MAIN SELECTION TEAM.
2. THE MAN SUGGESTED IS MR NGUYEN QUY BAG OF 11 BOWIE CLOSE, PLUMMER ROAD, SW4. HE IS AN EX MAYOR OF SAIGON, 74 YEARS OLD, WELL RESPECTED BY THE VIETNAMESE IN LONDON, IS USE) TO PUBLIC: SPEAKING AND SPEAKS REASONABLE ENGLISH, A LITTLE CANTONESE, FRENCH, AND OF COURSE, VIETNAMESE.
3. BEFORE WE SEEK FUNDS FROM FINANCE BRANCH, ON THE ASSUMPTION THERE WILL BE SOME COSTS FALLING ON US, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL OF YOUR EARLY ASSESSMENT OF MR BAG AND HIS SUITABILITY FOR SUCH A PICJECT. IF THIS COULD BE DONE WITHOUT ANY COMMITMENT IT WOULD BE BEST. MEANWHILE, WE ARE TRYING TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON
THE SECURITY NET.
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