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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG UKMIS GENEVA
TOP COPY Q CIST 7
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MDLIAN 5941
YOUR TELNOS 132 AND 133:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1. SPEAK ING NOTE LEFT WITH APPROPRIATE MFA POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
MANOLOPOULOS TOOK NOTE OF OUR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC SUPPPORT (K),
RESETTLEMENT (L) AND HELP IN PERSUADING THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES
TO ACCEPT RETURNING REFUGEES (M). HE AGREED TO CONSIDER PUBLIC
SUPPORT, BUT HELD OUT NO PROSPECT OF ACTION ON THE OTHER TWO POINTS.
2. WE HAVE PUT DOWN A MARKER THAT YOU MAY WISH TO DISCUSS THIS
QUESTION AT THE ASIA WORKING GROUP MEETING ON 6 JULY.
THOMAS
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
57
ΜΑΙΝ
57
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
PS
PS/MR CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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