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FM FCO
TO
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 891
OF 07095OZ APRIL 88
INFO ROUTINE HKGO LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 1277: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THIS INDICATION OF YOUR INITIAL THINKING ON POSSIBLE NEW INITIATIVES. WE ARE GIVING THIS VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, IN PARTICULAR FROM THE PERSPECTIVES NUMBER IN PARA 6 OF TUR. WE ALSO SEE A NUMBER
OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE OPTIONS YOU
HAVE IDENTIFIED, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE THOUGHT THROUGH THOROUGHLY. WE SHALL AIM TO LET YOU HAVE OUR CONSIDERED VIEWS AS SOON AS WE CAN, BUT WILL WISH TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE ICG MEETING WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN OTTAWA THIS WEEK.
HOWE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
121
ΜΑΙΝ
118
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
ECD (E)
LIMITED
SPD
HKD
FED
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
NEWS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
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