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14. A FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS WILL BE HELD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
ALTHOUGH DATES HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A FURTHER
ROUND COULD BE ARRANGED BEFORE EARLY SEPTEMBER.
15. WE DID NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER ISSUES, E.G. GENERAL BILATERAL RELATIONS OR VIETNAM'S POLICIES ON INDO-CHINA AS A WHOLE. WHILE
IT IS CLEAR THAT ONE MOTIVE FOR VIETNAM'S READINESS TO TALK IS HER
WISH TO EMERGE FROM HER DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION, WE SHALL ENSURE THAT OUR DISCUSSIONS ON BOAT PEOPLE REMAIN SEPARATE FROM THE WIDER
PICTURE.
16. WE SHALL CONTINUE TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES ON PROGRESS. WE NATURALLY HOPE THAT OUR CONTACTS WITH VIETNAM MAY
ASSIST IN FORMULATING A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM, BUT WE MUST CONTINUE TO SEEK WAYS OF RELIEVING THE PRESSURE ON HONG KONG AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
17. SEPARATE TELEGRAMS FOLLOW ON ADDITIONAL POINTS TO BE MADE TO UNHCR AND CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
18. WE HAVE BRIEFED THE AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON THE ABOVE LINES.
FORD
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DISTRIBUTION
126
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123
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
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HKD
NEWS
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
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