ROUTINE
CONFIDENTIAL
F HONG KONG 150215Z OCT 83
TO ROUTINE WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 26 OF 15 OCTOBER
INFO CG NEW YORK (FOR DORWARD)
FOR GOODFELLOW FROM LEEKS
REF: HKG/GT/26
SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
OUR TELNO 1312
GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY APPROACHES YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ON THIS SUBJECT AND RESULTS.
2. COMMISSIONER NEW YORK HAS PROPOSED IN HIS MEMO WD/KCB/VR OF 16 SEPTEMBER THAT WE BEGIN CULTIVATING AND BRIEFING 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.
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 AIDE JAMES TOOHEY ALSO VISITED HONG KONG IN JULY AND I DISCUSSED THE VR PROBLEM WITH HIM.
(B) CONGRESSMAN ZABLOCKI, 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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CHANCERY LIMITED (CHY L) PLUS MR GOODFELLOW
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