5. COMMENT
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IN FACT MR TIN GOT IN FIRST WITH A REQUEST THAT I CALL ON
HIM. I THEREFORE ALLOWED HIM TO LAUNCH THE DISCUSSION WHICH HE
DID BY SAYING THAT THERE HAD BEEN A GOOD FIRST ROUND OF TALKS AT
WHICH IT HAD BEEN AGREED INTER ALIA THAT THERE WOULD BE A
SECOND ROUND IN SEPTEMBER AND THAT A LIST OF VOLUNTARY
REPATRIATES WOULD BE FURNISHED. HE WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE HEARD
NOTHING FURTHER. CLEARLY THE VIETNAMESE ARE ANXIOUS TO PUSH AHEAD
WITH THESE TALKS BUT I DOUBT IF THEY ARE SO ANXIOUS THAT THEY WILL
SOFTEN THEIR STANCE.
DAVIES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
107
DISTRIBUTION
111
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
SPD
FED
NEWS PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MR G-HARRISON ODA
N N N N
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