18071
COMMENT
RESTRICTED
FM ATHENS
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 240 LY
OF 170544Z JUNE 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
HID
243/8
REL
17 JUN 1988
YOUR TELNOS 132 AND 133:
ใน
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
SPEAKING 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
MAIN
57
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
NEWS DEPT
10
LEGAL ADVISERS
6
PS
7
PS/MRS CHALKER
1
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
i
PS/PUS
1
MR GILLMORE
1
MR MCLAREN
1
[DEWELL)]
340
Ken