TNAG-1532-FCO40-2096-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-closed-camp-policy-1986 — Page 121

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN CLOSED CAMPS

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YOUR TELNO 2541 AND MATERIAL SENT BY BAG REFER. HKC 243, CHITNIS HAS WRITTEN TO LADY YOUNG AS FOLLOWS:

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BEGINS.

LORD

I HAVE NOW DISCUSSED YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 11TH 1985 ABOUT THE CLOSED CAMPS IN HONG KONG WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THEM. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POINTS

IN YOUR REPLY WHICH THEY CONTEST BUT I FEEL I AM NOT GOING TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER AT SECOND-HAND. TOGETHER WITH THE DIRECTOR

OF REFUGEE ACTION, JULIA MEIKLEJOHN, THEREFORE I INTEND TO VISIT HONG KONG NEXT MONTH TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION FOR MYSELF.

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WE PROPOSE TO REPLY OFFERING A BRIEFING WITH HKG SHOULD LORD CHITNIS REQUIRE IT AND TO POINT OUT THAT VISITS TO CLOSED

CAMPS ARE SUBJECT TO HKG'S PERMISSION.

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GRATEFUL REPLY DESKBY 160900Z INDICATING WHETHER IN PRINCIPLE YOU WOULD BRIEF LORD CHITNIS AND MS MEIKLEJOHN AND AGREE TO THEIR VISITING A CLOSED CAMP, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER POINTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN THE REPLY.

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REFUGEE ACTION IS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH REFUGEE

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