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-2SEP 1988
HGISTE
034652
MDHIAN 1984
FM KUALA LUMPUR
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 466
OF 020745Z SEPTEMBER 88
AND TO PRIORITY HONG
INFO PRIORITY HANOI
KONG
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INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, JAKARTA, MANILA, SINGAPORE, UKMIS GENEVA INFO ROUTINE BANDAR SERI BAGAWAN
INFO SAVING WASHINGTON, PEKING TOKYO
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VISIT OF MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TO VIETNAM
16-29 AUGUST 1988
SUMMARY
1.
IN TALKS THAT ARE SEENAS SUCCESSFUL BY THE MALAYSIANS THE
VIETNAMESE AGREED TO:
A) ACCEPT VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM MALAYSIA,
B) TO SEND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS TO MALAYSIA 'AS SOON AS POSSIBLE' TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION,
C) TO TAKE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO STOP THE FLOW OF PEOPLE OUT OF
VIETNAM AND TO EXPAND AND EXPEDITE THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME, D) TO ATTEND BOTH THE PREPARATORY MEETING IN KUALA LUMPUR LATER
THIS YEAR AND THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDOCHINA
REFUGEES TO BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR.
EXTENDING SOME KIND OF
BOTH SIDES CALLED ON
ASSISTANCE TO THE REPATRIA-
IN RETURN MALAYSIA AGREED TO CONSIDER
ASSISTANCE WITHIN HER LIMITATIONS'
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO EXTEND
TION PROGRAMME AND TO STEP UP RESETTLEMENT.
DETAIL
2. IN A BRIEFING GIVEN BY THE MFA TO WESTERN MISSIONS YESTERDAY AMBASSADOR YAHYA BABA SAID THAT THE MALAYSIAN DELEGATION, LED BY THE
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GHAFAR BABA HAD BEEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY
THE VIETNAMESE ATTITUDE AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE
MALAYSIANS. THE VISIT HAD BEEN SHORT SO THERE HAD BEEN NO TIME TO DISCUSS SPECIFICS. THEY BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD ACHIEVED MORE
THAN THE HONG KONG TEAM AS THE VIETNAMESE HAD SHOWN A WILLINGNESS
TO ACCEPT REPATRIATION AND TO PREVENT DEPARTURES BEYOND THE ORDERLY
DEPARTURE PROGRAMME.
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