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INFO PRIORITY HANOI, BANGKOK, UKMIS GENEVA
INFO ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, MANILA, WASHINGTON INFO ROUTINE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, TOKYO, PEKING
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEORLE HANOI TELNO 262
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY TODAY (13/7) BRIEFED LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON INVITATION FROM VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT FOR TALKS IN HANOI. WE ARE CONFIRMING PUBLICLY COMPOSITION OF DELEGATION AS CLIFT BARNES AND ''A SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM FCO'' BUT STATING THAT THE TIMING AND OTHER
DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TALKS ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION WITH
THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES VIA BE HANOI.
2. AS TO THE CONTENT OF DISCUSSIONS WE ARE SIMPLY REITERATING OUR
EARLIER STATEMENT THAT WE WILL BE SEEKING THE VIETNAMESE
AUTHORITIES' COOPERATION IN STOPPING THE OUTFLOW AND ACCEPTING THE REPATRIATION OF THOSE FOUND NOT TO BE REFUGEES.
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