TNAG-1426-FCO40-1909-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-general-1985 — Page 31

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HONG KONG

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RESTRICTED

TELELETTER

FROM S T NASH, SEAD, FCO

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REF FA 243/332/2 DATED 16 JULY 1985

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FOLLOWING FOR M JH WOOD ESQ HANO, AND TO G T WOOD ESQ GOV SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG

CHANCERIES: MANILA, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, MOSCOW

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ON SOVIET VESSEL POISK

1 PRESS AND RADIO HERE HAVE REPORTED STATEMENTS BY UNHCR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EFFECT THAT THE 37 REFUGEES PICKED UP BY THE POISK WERE INDEED RETURNED TO VIETNAM.

2 WE SHOULD WELCOME ANY REPORTING FROM YOU ON THE FATE OF THE 37, ALTHOUGH APPRECIATE THAT NEWS OF THIS MAY BE HARD TO COME BY.

3 WE SHALL CONSIDER WITH EC PARTNERS WHETHER FURTHER ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH THE SOVIETS.

SIGNED S T NASH

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23 JUL 1985

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