CONFIDENTIAL
017
MDLIAN 6376
INFORMED ON DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE. WE
THOUGHT THAT, PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WERE CHANNELLED THROUGH THE UNHCR, THE CHINESE WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO OBJECT TO CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
COMMENT
6. THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT SAITO
WILL SOON FLOAT WITH HIS AUTHORITIES THE POSSIBILITY OF A JAPANESE
CONTRIBUTION. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO NUDGE THE JAPANESE ALONG BY PROVIDING FURTHER DETAILS, PARTICULARLY ON UNHCR HANDLING OF FINANC-
IAL ASSISTANCE AND ON THE POSSIBLE COSTS. WE CAN EXPECT THE JAPANESE
TO BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE ABOUT POSSIBLE CHINESE REACTIONS. THEY
MAY WELL TOUCH BASE WITH THE CHINESE ON THIS. THAT MAKES IT ALL THE
MORE IMPORTANT TO GET ARRANGEMENTS AGREED WITH UNHCR WHICH WOULD
SHOW CONVINCINGLY THAT REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE WAS STRICTLY
CONTROLLED AND HANDLED BY AN INTERNATIONAL AGENCY.
FORD
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ΜΑΙΝ
93
DISTRIBUTION
97
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR PATTEN ODA
ADDITIONAL
4
MR J MACHIN DISASTER UNIT ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MR G-HARRISON ODA
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