He has previously told the Ambassador of the concern felt by

the Government and the British people, including many who were not

unsympathetic to the Vietnamese during the Indo China war, about

theboosterting the overall human rights situation in Vietnam.

I regret to say that there is no evidence that the Vietnamese

Government have significantly altered their policies. As I have

said, a further vessel, the Skyluck, has now arrived in Hong

Kong with another 3,000 refugees. Other vessels may be on the

way. The consequences of this are under consideration but they

must inevitably affect our wider relationship with Vietnam.

There obviously has to be some order in dealing with the flow

from Vietnam. The Vietnamese government have said they will

cooperate with the High Commissioner for Refugees in taking

measures to allow those Vietnamese who wish to do so to leave

Vietnam in an orderly fashion. But it remains to be seen whether

this statement represents a genuine change of heart and, even if

how it will work out in practice.

so,

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