TNAG-0904-FCO40-1114-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 43

GR 90

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 21035OZ MAR

HKCK 344/

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23 MAR 1979

no / J23.3. No

51

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TO PRIORITY F.C.0.

TELEGRAM NUMBER 397 OF 21 MARCH, 1979

INFO PRIORITY HANOI BANGKOK AND HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON. MY TELNOS 10 AND 11 TC HANO1: CONCLUSION OF SPECIAL FLIGHTS:

VIỆT NAM HONG KONG.

1. THE GENERAL MOBILISATION PROGRAMME IN VIETNAM WILL AFFECT HO CHI MINH CITY ON 24/25 MARCH. THE FINAL FLIGHT HAS THEREFORE HAD TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL 7 APRIL, THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE.

2. FOR THAT OCCASION WE SHALL ISSUE AN UP-DATED VERSION OF THE

PRESS RELEASE CONTAINED IN MY TELNƆ 11 OF 22 FEBRUARY TO HANOI

COPIED TO YOU.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD (6)

SEAD

UND

MVD

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

[SENT BY BAG TO HANOI AND BANGKOK]

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

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