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23 JUN PRO
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FM FCO 221645Z JUNE 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 468 OF 22 JUNE
FOR MCLAREN FROM CLIFT
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YOUR TELNO 650: HONG KONG SEAMEN ON REAS
No
1. REGRET COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES DO NOT PERMIT FULL
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN PARA 2 OF TUR.
2.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION IS:
(A) AT LEAST THREE QUARTERS OF RFA FLEET IN SOUTH ATLANTIC SAILED SO QUICKLY BRITISH SEAMEN WERE NOT (NOT) GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO
OPT OUT. REMAINDER WERE BUT ONLY A FEW SO OPTED.
(B) INFORMATION NOT YET AVAILABLE. COMMANDER IN CHIEF FLEET
ASKED FOR INFORMATION BUT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO PUT TOGETHER.
CENERALLY HOWEVER PROBLEM OF REPLACEMENTS IS AN URGENT ONE.
3.
WE WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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EMERGENCY UNIT
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MR GILLMORE
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