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TELNO 198
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INFO ROUTINE HKGO LONDON
YOUR TELNO 258: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: LEGCO QUESTION
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WE SUGGEST DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY AND SUBSTITUTING THE REPLY:
WITH ALL TAKING EVERY
QUOTE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC DEALINGS RELEVANT GOVERNMENTS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASISE THE NEED TO WORK FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM UNQUOTE.
2.
Or
Repatriation
YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ASIDE AND EXPLAINING, ON A STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BASIS, THAT THERE HAS INDEED BEEN A PRELIMINARY CONTACT WITH THE SOVIET UNION ON THIS SUBJECT, IN THE CONTEXT OF A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE INDO-CHINESE SITUATION COUR TELNO 1101 OF 26 OCTOBER 1987 TO MOSCOW REFERS). THIS IS NOW BEING REPEATED SEPARATELY TO YOU.
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DISTRIBUTION
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