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TO DESKBY 270100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 2504
OF 2614OOZ SEPTEMBER 88
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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MY FOURTH IPT, YOUR TELNO 3580 AND PEKING TELNO 1583: YOUR ADDRESS TO LEGCO: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ON TUR:
(A) PARA 122 SIXTH SENTENCE: REPLACE QUOTE AS NORMALLY DEFINED UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE AS DEFINED UNDER ACCEPTED INTERNATIONAL CRITERIA UNQUOTE.
(B) PARA 123 SECOND SENTENCE: REPLACE QUOTE HAVE BEEN
UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE ARE BEING UNQUOTE.
READ:
(C) PARA 125 SECOND TO FOURTH SENTENCES: WE FIND THIS A RATHER UP-BEAT DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION TAKEN BY THE VIETNAMESE AT THE AUGUST TALKS. WE SUGGEST THESE SENTENCES AT THE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS IN AUGUST SOME PROGRESS WAS MADE IN DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND EXPLORING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. WE HOPE TO MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS TAKING PLACE IN LONDON THIS WEEK. ENDS.
(D) PARA 127 FIRST SENTENCE: WE AGREE WITH POINT (A)
OF SECOND TUR.
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