TNAG-0900-FCO40-1110-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 61

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GRS 90

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FM F.C.0. 141252Z

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1044 OF 14 DECEMBER.

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17 DEC 1979

17.12

-YOUR TELNO 1259 TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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HOME OFFICE HOPE 1. PARA. 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. TO HAVE A DECISION ON FUNDS FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. IF FUNDS ARE TO BE AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE ON THE BASIS THAT HOME OFFICE WILL PAY HALF THE COSTS. THEY HOPE YOU WILL BE WILLING TO PAY THE REMAINDER. 1.E. POUNDS STERLING 22,000 (TWENTY TWO THOUSAND POUNDS). GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION WHETHER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.

CARRINGTON

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HK & GD

SEAD

UND

FED

NEWS D

OID

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE

IN LONDON

MR GODDARD HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

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