TNAG-1424-FCO40-1907-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-general-1985 — Page 76

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 435 OF 21 MARCH

INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, MANILA INFO SAVING HANOI

YOUR TELNO 534: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN IN PARA 1 OF TUR.

2. SO FAR AS THE ISLAND OPTION IS CONCERNED, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO IDENTIFIABLE INITIATIVE AT PRESENT WHICH WE COULD SUPPORT. THE POINT OF OUR TELNO 458 WAS TO TRY TO GET FURTHER DETAILS SO THAT WE COULD CONSIDER IT SERIOUSLY. WE WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION TO DEVISE AN ISLAND OPTION OURSELVES. WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THE AMERICANS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IT BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO OFFER SUPPORT.

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