TNAG-1274-FCO40-1624-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 154

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FM HONG KONG 150215Z OCT 83

TO ROUT HE WASHINGTON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 26 OF 15 OCTOBER

INFO CG NEW YORK (FOR DORWARD)

FOR GOODFELLOW FROM LEEKS

HKCK 243/1 НСК

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

REF: HKG/GT/26

SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

OUR TELNO 1312

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GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY APPROACHES YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE

ON THMS SUBJECT AND RESULTS.

2. COMMISSIONER NEW YORK HAS PROPOSED IN HIS MEMO WD/KCB/VR OF

16 SEPTEMBER THAT WE BEGIN CULTIVATING AND BRIEF LNG THE QUOTE

STAFFERS UNQUOTE OF RELEVANT CONGRESSMEN TO UPDATE THEM ON

HONG KONG'S VR PREDICAMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU WOULD SEEM

TO BE BEST PLACED TO TAKE THIS ON, USING THE BRIEF PROVIDED IN

OUR TELNOS 832 AND 1101 AND CONFERRING WITH NEW YORK AS NECESSARY.

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3. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE BACKGROUND ON REQUEST. POSSIBLE POINTS

TO START ARE:

(A) SENATOR HATFIELD

YOU WILL HAVE SEEN COMMISSIONER NEW YORK'S

LETTER UNDER COVER OF HIS MEMO NY/D/29 OF 28 SEPTEMBER. HATFIELD'S

AHDE JAMES TOOHEY ALSO WISHITED HONG KONG IN JULY AND DISCUSSED

THE VR PROBLEM WITH HIM.

(B) CONGRESSMAN ZABLOCK, CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS - THE CONGRESSMAN VISITED HERE IN APRIL

AND AT HIS REQUEST WE FOLLOWED UP OUR BRIEFING WITH A PAPER ON THE

VR PROBLEM SENT TO HIM IN JUNE. COPIES OF THE PAPER FOLLOW FOR

YOU AND NEW YORK BY AIRMAIL.

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