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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA,

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PEKING TELNO 445 TO YOU: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CHINA. THE ENCOURAGING REPORT IN REFTEL HAS BEEN BORNE OUT BY SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS. WE WERE GIVEN SHORT NOTICE OF A MEETING.

TODAY IN SHENZHEN AT WHICH CHINESE OFFICIALS PROVIDED LISTS OF SOME 2,400 PEOPLE TO BE RECEIVED BACK IN THE LATTER HALF OF JULY.

1,720 ARRIVED IN 1979-80, THE REST BEING MORE RECENT ARRIVALS. DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE ONCE WE HAVE CHECKED THE NAMEL ISTS.

2. IN RESPONSE TO PRESS QUERIES WE WILL TAKE THE LINE THAT WE HAVE HAD A HELPFUL MEETING WITH THE CHINESE AND THAT ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE RETURN OF OVER 2220 PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT