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FM HONG KONG 090755Z NOV 83

TO ROUTINE TOKYO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 87 OF 9 NOVEMBER 1983

INFO ROUTINE FCO

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YOUR TELNO 572 AND FCO'S TELNO 403:

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

Walker

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1. JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL HAS NOW CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS

PASSED OUR LETTER OF 24 OCTOBER (OUR TELNO 1594 TO FCO) TO THE

AUTHORITIES IN TOKYO. WE SHALL BE SEEING CONSUL SUGIMOTO, WHO DEALS WITH REFUGEE ISSUES HERE, FOR A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON

11 NOVEMBER. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT FUJIN DOES NOT WISH TO

ATTEND, BUT WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME.

2. TELNO 1686 TO FCO, COPIED TO YOU, GIVES MORE BACKGROUND ON

OUR VR PROBLEMS AND BRINGS YOU UP-TO-DATE BEFORE YOU APPROACH

THE JAPANESE. THERE IS LITTLE TO ADD ON THE JAPANESE RESETTLEMENT

EFFORT TO DATE. JAPAN HAS TAKEN ONLY 132 VRS FROM HERE SINCE 1975,

EXCLUDING 24 CASES SELECTED BY A VISITING JAPANESE TEAM IN

SEPTEMBER AND NOW BEING CONSIDERED IN TOKYO.

3. WE WILL SUPPLY ANY MORE DETAILS YOU NEED WITH OUR REPORT

ON THE DISCUSSION WITH SUGIMOTO.

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