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INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA AND BANGKOK
MY TELNO 18 OF 12 JANUARY
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1. VIETNAMESE HAVE NOW HANDED TO UNHCR HERE AN UNTIDY LIST OF THE 99 INDIVIDUALS CLEARED FOR INCLUSION IN THE FIRST BATCH OF RETURNS. UNHCR ARE CHECKING THIS LIST AND PRODUCING A FAIR COPY. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH 99 NAMES, UNHCR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AND DATES OF BIRTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
2. VIETNAMESE ALSO REFERRED TO THEIR OFFICIALS GOING TO
HONG KONG TO INTERVIEW THESE 99. I HAVE ENCOURAGED BAZOCHE AS PAYMASTER TO TELL THE VIETNAMESE (AS I HAVE REPEATEDLY DONE) THAT ON EACH VISIT TO HONG KONG THEY MUST PROCESS AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND NOT JUST EACH PLANE LOAD. BAZCHE WILL DO THIS WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE BUT BELIEVES THAT IN THE INTERESTS OF GETTING THE FIRST BATCH SUCCESSFULLY AND QUICKLY ON ITS WAY WE SHOULD NOT CAUSE TOO MUCH FUSS ABOUT THIS THE FIRST TIME AROUND.
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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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PS MR EGGAR
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