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FM FCOLN TO WASHI CONFIDENTIAL

161300Z SEP

GRS 156

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

TELNO 1619

OF 161300Z SEPTEMBER 86

AND TO PRIORITY OTTAWA, CANBERRA, TOKYO

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG

INFO ROUTINE HANOI, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR

24 SEP 365

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WASHINGTON TELNO 2335, OTTAWA TELNO 559, CANBERRA TELNO 556 AND

TOKYO TELNO 909: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1.

THANK YOU FOR REPORTS IN TURS. ON BALANCE WE FEEL THAT

IT WOULD DO NO HARM TO GIVE IGC MEMBERS A FURTHER GENTLE NUDGE IN

ADVANCE OF THEIR OCTOBER MEETING.

2.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD APPROACH HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE LINES OF PARA 2(A) AND (B) OF OUR TELNO 1581 TO WASHINGTON: ASKING THAT, IN VIEW OF THE PRESSING NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, WE BE TOLD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN IGC MEMBERS AND ADDING THAT THE BRITISH DELEGATION WOULD IN ANY EVENT HOPE TO HOLD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE EXCO MARGINS WITH INDIVIDUAL IGC MEMBER DELEGATIONS ON THE ISSUES WE

HAVE NOW RAISED WITH THEM.

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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

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PS/MR RENTON PS/ MR EGGAR

BIR W HARDING

MR SLATER

MR WILSON

MR BRAITHWAITE

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