CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3819
OF 13104OZ OCTOBER 88
CONFIDENTIAL
MKD 243/15 (105
RF:
14 OCT 1988
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016222 MDHIAN 7501
FOR MCLAREN AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNOS 2668-2671: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT
THIS ROUND HAS PRODUCED A USEFUL FIRST STEP IN THE NO DOUBT LENGTHY PROCESS OF RETURNING ALL IIS TO VIETNAM. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
2. WE ARE SENDING SEPARATELY A TELEGRAM ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE TALKS.
3. WE WILL ALSO AIM TO SEND A TELEGRAM TOMORROW ON THE QUESTION OF ALLOWING VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS TO VISIT HONG KONG BEFORE THE FIRST GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS ARE RETURNED TO VIETNAM.
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MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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