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AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND TO PRIORITY MANIL, JAKARTA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA AND TO PRIORITY OTTAWA, TOKYO
YOUR TELNO 1784 TO HONG KONG: BOAT PEOPLE.
VIETNAMESE REQUEST FOR TALKS ON
1. WE BELIEVE THE THAIS AND OTHER ASEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES ARE
LIKELY TO REACT POSITIVELY TO THIS INITIATIVE.
2.
THE ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, WHO MET HERE ON 4/5 JULY, HAVE REFERRED TO THE URGENCY OF SOLVING THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM AT SOURCE, AND URGED THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM TO QUOTE ACCEPT THE REPATRIATION OF ITS PEOPLE UNQUOTE. THE BILATERAL TALKS OFFERED BY VIETNAM (HANOI TELNO 244) WOULD THEREFORE SEEM ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE WELCOMED BY ASEAN.
3. AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE THE VIETNAMESE HAVE NOT SO FAR APPROACHED THE THAIS (YOUR PARA (6), TUR).
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128
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125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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NEWS
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UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
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PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
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