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FM BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO DESKBY 06080OZ FCO
TELNO 222
OF 060345Z JULY 88
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HKD 243/8 TO DHIAN 6133
AND TO PRIORITY SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, BANGKOK, MANILA, HANOI AND TO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA
FCO TELNO 1784 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. THE BRUNEIANS ARE ALIVE TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE BOAT PEOPLE
AND TO THE WIDER CONSIDERATIONS RAISED BY THE VIETNAMESE INITIA-
TIVE. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL TAKE UP ANY INDEPENDENT
POSITION. THEY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE
ASEAN CONCENSUS.
2. I HAVE NO INDICATIONS OF AN APPROACH HERE, BUT THAT IS HARDLY SURPRISING SINCE THE MINISTER AND ALL HIS SENIOR OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO RETURN FROM BANGKOK.
WESTBROOK
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DISTRIBUTION
128
ΜΑΙΝ
125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
NEWS
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
ADDITIONAL
3
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MR FLESHER BI DIV HO LUNAR HSE PAGE
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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