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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PARIS, INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : YOUR TELNO 1717
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THERE ARE NOW 70 REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WITH CLOSE FAMILY TIES IN FRANCE. THE UNHCR CONFIRMS THAT 14 OF THE ORIGINAL 90 HAVE LEFT RECENTLY FOR FRANCE AND THE OTHER 6 HAVE LEFT FOR OTHER (UNSPECIFIED)
COUNTRIES.
2. THERE ARE 44 FRENCH SPEAKING PEFUGEES IN HONG KONG. TWO OF THE ORIGINAL 46 HAVE BEEN RESETTLED.
3. THE UNHCR WILL HAVE TO DO A COMPUTER RUN TO IDENTIFY WHETHER ANY FRENCH SPEAKERS HAVE RELATIVES IN FRANCE. THIS WILL TAKE THREE DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME UNHCR WILL PRODUCE A LIST OF NAMES AND PERSONAL DETAILS. THE LIST WILL CONTAIN BETWEEN 70 AND 114 NAMES AND SHOULD BE WITH US ON MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER. WE WILL FORWARD THE LIST A.S.A.P.
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