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OF HONG KONG'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEE POPULATION AND

RESETTLING ALL THOSE WHOSE STAY IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN

PROLONGED.

WE SHALL ALSO BE RECOMMENDING THAT LADY YOUNG RAISES THE

MATTER WITH THE NEW ZEALAND DEPUTY .RIME MINISTER, MR PALMER, ON

4.

30 SEPTEMBER. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO APPROACH THE NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT BEFORE THEN, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD INFORM US BY

TELEGRAM OF THEIR REACTION.

5.

SO FAR THE ONLY OTHER COMMONWEALTH POSTS TO WHICH WE HAVE

SENT SIMILAR INSTRUCTIONS ARE CANBERRA AND OTTAWA. HOWEVER WE

ARE RECOMMENDING THAT MINISTERS MAKE USE OF ANY OPPORTUNITIES

THAT ARISE TO PRESS HONG KONG'S CASE WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS AT

THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(SASKATCHEWAN, 30 SEPTEMBER 12 OCTOBER) AND THE COMMONWEALTH

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING (NASSAU, 16 22 OCTOBER).

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

SPD

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR. RENTON

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

SIR W. HARDING

CCD

DR. WILSON

COPIES TO

MR. RAWSTHRONE, HOME OFFICE,

LUNARHSE, CROYDON.

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