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DESKBY 140100Z

FM FCO 131605Z MAY 82

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 356 OF 13 MAY

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, BANGKOK

FCO TELNO 334: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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HKE 243

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18/5 Apio 15

See 144

WE HAVE NOW SEEN DAVIES' LETTER OF 3 AND 10 MAY ABOUT SMYSER'S VISIT. THESE INDICATE THAT REFERENCE IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF HONG KONG TELNO 456 WAS TOVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. WE HAD

ASSUMED THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO COMPULSORY ACTION. VOLUNTARY

REPATRIATION WOULD OBVIOUSLY NOT CARRY THE OBJECTIONS IN TUR BUT

SEEN FROM HERE IT WOULD OFFER LITTLE SCOPE FOR DETERRENCE AND

REDUCTION IN OUTFLOW.

2.

WE QUITE UNDERSTAND PROBLEM OF PRESSURES IN HONG KONG

GRATEFUL FOR FURTHER COMMENT WHEN

AND WANT TO HELP IF POSSIBLE.

YOU REPLY TO TUR.

PYM

LIMITED

HKGD

FED

SEAD

UND

NEWS DEPT

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/MR RIFKIND

PS/PUS

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE,

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