TNAG-1090-FCO40-1340-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-of-refugees-orig-1981 — Page 36

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FM PEKING 160745Z JUN 81

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELNO 429 OF 16/6

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA

AKK 341/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 1 7 JUN 1981

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

A

HONG KONG TELNO 584 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CHINA

RESTRY Action Taken

AW 76

1. I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS MUCH TO BE GAINED FROM AN APPROACH

IN LONDON. IT WOULD ONLY BE REPORTED BACK TO THE MFA, WITH

ATTENDANT DELAY AND PERHAPS COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES. I

SHOULD PREFER THAT WE TAKE FURTHER ACTION DIRECTLY HERE.

2. 1 PROPOSE THAT PEIRCE SHOULD SPEAK AGAIN TO ZHENG YAOWEN,

MAKING THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF TUR, AND ASKING THAT See (35)

THE MFA USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH GUANGDONG TO GET THINGS MOVING.

3. IF THIS FAILS TO PRODUCE A MORE HELPFUL RESPONSE FROM THE MFA,

THEN WE COULD GO IN AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

4. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

CRADOCK

LIMITED

HK&GD

SEAD

UND

FED

ECD(E)

NEWS D SED

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PS/LPS

PS/MR RIDLEY

PS/PUS

MR DONALD

LORD NG LENNOX

MR URE

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT ADVANCED

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