CONFIDENTIAL
02
MDHIAN 4158
'COMMIT'' WITH
''CONTRIUBUTE TO''.
4) ON THE QUESTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ROUTES I DID NOT RAISE HONG KONG'S SUGGESTION OF SENDING RETURNEES ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS VIA BANGKOK CHONG KONG TELNO G4421 OF 01 DEC).
IN ANY CASE I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD REALIZE THAT WITH PRESENT TRAFFIC BETWEEN HANOI AND BANGKOK IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND 25 SEATS THREE TIMES A WEEK NOT MENTION 60. I THINK THAT HONG KONG AND UNHCR WILL HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO
LOOK AGAIN AT CHARTERING AIRCRAFT.
5. I ASKED TIN WHEN THE VIETNAMESE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A FIRST LIST OF RETURNEES AND WHEN THEY WISH TO SEND OFFICIALS TO HONG KONG. HE REPLIED AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE MOU AND OUR AGREEMENT IN BOTH CASES . I REMINDED HIM OF THE COMMENTS OF BOTH THACH AID FCHOAN ABOUT MEETING THE END OF THE YEAR DEADLINE AND SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD SPEED THIS UP. TIN SAID THAT HE WILL CONSULT HIS SUPERIORS.
6. THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE SEEMS
OK TO ME. THIN SAID THAT THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE STRICTLY PRIVATE
AND NOT MADE PUBLIC. MAY WE NEGOTIATE A FINAL TEXT.
DAVIES
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DISTRIBUTION
96
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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