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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 230100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 198
OF 22170OZ JANUARY 88
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YOUR TELNO 258: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: LEGCO QUESTION
WE SUGGEST DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED
REPLY AND SUBSTITUTING THE REPLY:
1.
QUOTE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC DEALINGS WITH ALL
RELEVANT GOVERNMENTS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE TAKING EVERY
APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASISE THE NEED TO WORK FOR A
SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM UNQUOTE.
2.
YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING
HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ASIDE AND
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.
HOWE
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DISTRIBUTION
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
UND
WED
SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
NEWS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
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MR SLATER
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