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MDHOAN 7931
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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO IMMEDIATE ATHENS
TELNO 132
OF 10150OZ JUNE 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE OTHER EC POSTS, STOCKHOLM, OSLO, HELSINKI
IMMEDIATE WELLINGTON, BERNE, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND TO IMMEDIATE MANILA JAKARTA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI
.
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
OUT TELNO 954 TO WASHINGTON (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN
HONG KONG: CHANGE OF POLICY
1. MINISTERS HAVE GIVEN THEIR AGREEMENT TO A CHANGE OF POLICY
TOWARDS VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG. PLEASE
TAKE ACTION TO BRIEF HOST GOVERNMENTS ON 14 JUNE (13 JUNE
FOR PEKING) AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL. YOU SHOULD
USE THE SPEAKING NOTE IN MIFT, AS AMENDED BY SEPARATE TELEGRAMS FOR ASEAN POSTS AND FOR PEKING. IN DOING SO YOU SHOULD EMPHASISE
THAT THE CHANGE IN POLICY SHOULD REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL 15083OZ, WHEN IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN HONG KONG.
2. TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, PARALLEL BRIEFINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG ON 14 JUNE.
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57
57
DISTRIBUTION
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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