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HKK 2435.

RECENAL PROPRY NO. 51.

31 JUL 1980

DESK OFFICER

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ملا

رزن

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ATHENS TL 497

GR 123

UNCLASSIFIED

TEL LETTER

FROM C CLEMENTS, ATHEVS

FILE REF 243/1

DATE) 29 JULY 1930

FOLLOWING FOR I C OR, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG

HONG KONG AV) GEVERAL DEPARTMENT, F.Č.0.

CHANCERY, UKH13 CEVEVA

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : GREEK PROGRAMME

1. WITH REGARD TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM 952, THE GREEK GOVER VMENT IS MOST UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT ANY MORE REFUGEES WITHOUT AGRICULTURAL SACKGROUNDS, FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN MY LETTER OF 1 JULY TO HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT, COPIED TO YOU. GIVEN THE RESETTLEMENT DIFFICULTIES TO DATE, WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO VET CAREFULLY FUTURE

NOMINATIONS OF REFUGEES, WHETHER FROM HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE.

2. IF FURTHER REFUGEES WILLING TO BE RESETTLED IN GREEK AGRICULTURE CAN BE FOUND IN HONG KONG, PLEASE LET US HAVE DETAILS AT AN EARLY STAGE 30 THAT WE CAN URGE THE MEA TO ACCEPT THEM.

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