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MDLOAN 2257
GUIDELINES
AND DETAILS BASED ON LAO PRECEDENT. INFORMAL THAI AND
SINGAPOREAN REACTIONS DURING ADAMS' NOVEMBER/DECEMBER VISIT TO
S E ASIA HAD BEEN NOT UNHELPFUL:
D) WE BELIEVED HOCKE SHOULD VISIT HANOI, AS REQUESTED BY ICG MEMBERS, TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM AND TO KEEP VIETNAMESE ON DEFENSIVE.
COMMENT AND INSTRUCTION
5. UNHCR APPEARED UNCERTAIN AS TO WAY FORWARD. EARLY MEETING OF
I CG NECESSARY TO GALVANISE THEM INTO PRODUCING AID PAPER (AND
POSSIBLY VISITING HANOI) AND TO MAKE OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY THE UNITED STATES, FOCUS ON NEED FOR ACTION. POSTS SHOULD APPROACH ICG GOVERNMENTS IN SUPPORT OF UNHCR INITIATIVE FOR AN EMERGENCY ICG MEETING IN GENEVA IN LATE FEBRUARY/EARLY MARCH ONCE UKMIS GENEVA CONFIRM THAT UNHCR WISH TO
PROCEED.
HOW E
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
121
MAIN
118
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
ECD (E)
LIMITED
SPD
HKD
FED
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
E CD (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
N N N N
2
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