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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: D H Colvin
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South East Asian Department
DATE: 17 August 1988
Cc: PS/Lord Glenarthur
PS/Mr Patten
Mr McLaren o.r.
Heads of:
HKD
Soviet Department
FED
Policy Planning Department
Defence Department
ECD(E)
Mr Graham Harrison, ODA
Mr Walker, Research
Department
HM Ambassadors in:
Hanoi
Bangkok Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur Manila
Singapore
Rangoon
Bandar Seri Begawan Mr Clift, Political Advisor, Hong Kong Mr Ricketts, Washington Miss Bailes, Peking
Mr Gillmore
VISIT TO HANOI AND HONG KONG
1.
2.
(a)
A full report of my visit is attached.
The main conclusions are as follows:
Repatriating Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong (paragraphs 7-9)
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Vietnamese agreement to discuss repatriation (and the decision to withdraw from Cambodia) is part of a wider strategy to improve relations with other regional countries and regain international respectability. should be able to exploit this to persuade the Vietnamese to accept a workable repatriation scheme, including in due course involuntary returnees. But there will be a price and the negotiations will not be easy. The Vietnamese are tough and, as their dealings
CONFIDENTIAL