TNAG-1068-FCO40-1318-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1981 — Page 15

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TRY NO. 51

7 AUG 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

PA.

RESTRICTED

FM HONG KONG 061012Z AUG 81

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 726 OF 6 AUGUST

Ni

MY TELNO 588 YOUR TELNO 559:

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: M V 'BEN AVON'.

متر

Pine 7/8

WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE BRITISH-OWNED AND REGISTERED

VESSEL 'BEN AVON HAS RESCUED 32 REFUGEES AT SEA. SHE IS DUE IN HONG KONG AT 1400 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON SATURDAY 8 AUGUST. HONG KONG

IS HER NEXT PORT OF CALL.

2. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THESE REFUGEES MAY BE LANDED

AGAINST A GUARANTEE OF RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK.

CATER

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

SEAD

HK & GD

UND

PS

FED

ECD

PUSD

INFORMATION D

NEWS D

MAED

PS/LPS

PS/MR RIDLEY PS/FUS

SIR E YOUDE

SIR A ACLAND

MR DONALD

LORD NG LENNOX

COFIES TO:

MR RUSHFORD

LEGAL ADVISER

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