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PRIORITY INFO: UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG.
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LEEK'S LETTER TO WOOD OF 8 FEBRUARY: POLICY PAPER ON VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
1. WHILE I AGREE (PARAGRAPH 9) THAT IT MIGHT PROVE POSSIBLE
TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE VIETNAMESE ON REPATRIATION (BOTH VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY) WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR PRESENT CONTACTS ON CDP QUESTIONS, WE SHOULD SURELY AVOID GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WISH TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR
PRESENT ABILITY TO PREVENT TLEGAL DEPARTURES.IN VIETNAM'S
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ''STEPS' REQUIRED TO LIMIT SUCH
EMIGRATION COULD ONLY TAKE THE FORM OF INCREASED POLICE
SURVEILLANCE OF, AND PRESSURE ON, ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS: IF IT BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT HMG WERE
DISCUSSING SUCH STEPS'',WE SHOULD BE ACCUSED, RIGHTLY,
OF CONNIVING IN THE PUNITIVE ACTIVITIES OF A POLICE STATE.I
WOULD THEREFORE PREFER TO SEE ANY REFERENCE TO SUCH AN APPROACH DELETED.
2. IF THIS IS
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ACCEPTED, WE MIGHT DELETE THE SECTION OF
PARAGRAPH 19 BETWEEN '' 'ODP(SEE PARAGRAPH TWO)** AND ''WE
SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED' AND REPLACE IT BY THESE MIGHT BE
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE QUESTION OF VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION''.
CCN: ACCEPTED, WE MIGHT DELETE THE SECTION OF PARAGRAPH 19 ETC
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3. FCO PLEASE PASS UKMIS GENEVA HONG KONG
PIKE
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(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
PS/LADY YOUNG
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/MR LUCE
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PS/PUS
MR GOODALL
NEWS D MAED
PS
MR O'NEILL
MR WILSON
SIR W HARDING
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