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TELELETTER

FM RJ T MCLAREN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

FILE REFERENCE: NIL

DATED 31 MAY 1982

ST GOMERSALL, WASHINGTON

FOLLOWING FOR:

R D CLIFT

FCO

1. Mr.

2.PA.

Mr.Willigson f... Jr.6.

NORTH KOREAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FROM CHINA

NIR

1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER NO 2/4 OF 27 MAY.

caEdgar 1/6

see

2. THE LINE WHICH YOU TOOK WITH HARTER (PARA 2 OF YOUR

TELELETTER) WAS EXACTLY RIGHT. IT IS CLEAR THAT INTERNAL

COMMUNICATIONS ON OUR SIDE WERE NOT AS GOOD AS THEY SHOULD

HAVE BEEN: AS INDICATED IN MY EARLIER TELELETTER, NEITHER IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT NOR MY OFFICE WERE AWARE OF THE AMERICAN

INTEREST IN THE CASE. BUT THE US CONSULATE GENERAL WERE

ALSO AT FAULT IN NOT MAKING THAT INTEREST KNOW DIRECTLY

TO ME OR MY DEPUTY UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I THINK ALL

CONCERNED HAVE LEARNED THE NECESSARY LESSONS.

3. YOUR PARA 3. IF THE AMERICANS ARE SUFFICIENTLY INTERESTED

IN THE EARLIER CASES MENTIONED IN MY TELELETTER OF 8 MAY-N/R

THEY WILL DO DOUBT APPROACH US HERE. BUT I DON'T PROPOSE TO

VOLUNTEER ANYTHING.

SIGNED: R JT MCLAREN

CCN PENULTIMATE LINE..... THEY WILL NO DOUBT APPROACH

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