OCMIAN 8727
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PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
221530Z OCT
GRS 389
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONGKONG
TELNO 1626
OF 22153OZ OCT 85
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RECEIVED IN RECISTRY
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DESK OFFICER INDEX
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Action Taken
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST DEPARTMENT
WAS RECEIVED FROM WELLINGTON T/L NO 014/25 OF 9 OCTOBER.
INFO TELELETTER UKMIS GENEVA, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, WASHINGHON
FROM:
TD O'LEARY, WELLINGTON
FOLLOWING FOR:
A.E. FURNESS, SPD, FCO
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FCO TELNO 183 OF 23 SEPTEMBER:
SCORRI REPORT.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG:
1. I TOOK ACTION BY LETTER ON 27 SEPTEMBER TO NORRISH,
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
SECRETARY
TODAY HE HANDED ME THE FOLLOWING REPLY.
QUOTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 27 SEPTEMBER INFORMING ME OF
THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER ENTITLED
QUOTE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE
VIETNAMESE UNQUOTE. IT WAS PARICULARLY HEARTENING TO LEARN OF
YOUR GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO RESETTLE A FURTHER FIVE HUNDRED
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. THIS DECISION WILL, I
FEEL SURE, GO SOME WAY TO ALLEVIATING THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES IN
HONG KONG AND WILL SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES
TO FOLLOW.
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