RESTRICTED
OF
P COPY a DIST ?
106432
MDLIAN 5235
RESTRICTED
FM BERNE
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 133
OF 261415Z JULY 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
INFO SAVING GENEVA
BERNE TELNO 114: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
HED 2+3/8
1. IN ANSWER TO POINT (L) OF FCO TELNO 133 TO ATHENS, THE SWISS HAVE TOLD US AT DESK LEVEL THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES THEY ARE PLANNING TO TAKE.
2. THE FACT THAT THE BALL HAS BEEN BATTED BACK IN THIS WAY INDICATES THAT THE SWISS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ANY MORE RESPONSIVE TO FUTURE REQUESTS OF THIS NATURE.
LONG
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
57
DISTRIBUTION
57
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
N N N N