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TELEGRAM NUMBER 176 OF 1 MARCH

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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT

WAS SENT TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 359 OF 27 FEBRUARY.

OUR TELNO 256: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND

REFUGEES: PQ'S BY ROBERT PARRY MP.

1. MR PARRY HAS PUT DOWN FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN REPLY:

BEGINS TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, WHY THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AND 1967 PROTOCOL

RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES WERE NOT EXTENDED TO HONG

KONG. ENDS.

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RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ARE LOOKING INTO THIS: INITIAL REACTION

IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO MEET DEADLINE BECAUSE OF TIME

IT TAKES TO OBTAIN RELEVANT FILES FROM PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE.

GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY BACKGROUND

INFORMATION, OR FCO FILE REFERENCES WHICH WOULD SPEED UP SEARCH.

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