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FM F C O 091825Z JUL 80
TO IMMEDIATE MANILA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 121 OF 9 JULY 80
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
HONG KONG TELNO 874 (REPEATED SAVING TO UKMIS GENEVA) VIETNAMESE REFUGEES MV 'HUPER'.
1. ALTHOUGH FORMULATION IN TUR IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF QUOTE PERMANENT UNQUOTE SETTLEMENT IN HONG KONG (AND MAY THEREFORE CAUSE SOME DIFFICULTIES FOR UNHCR) IT SHOULD MEET FILIPINO REQUIREMENT TO AVOID BEING LEFT WITH ANY RESIDUE. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR VIEW THAT REFUGEES RESCUED BY MERCHANT SHIPPING SHOULD NOT RECEIVE PRIORITY OVER THOSE AWAITING RE-SETTLEMENT IN CAMPS WHEN IT COMES TO FINAL SETTLEMENT. PLEASE THEREFORE SPEAK TO PHILIPPINE AUTHOR IT- IES ACCORDINGLY.
2. THE POSITION ON UK REGISTERED SHIPPING REMAINS AS IN OUR TELNO 52
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