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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK
TELNO 454
OF 04160ÜZ OCTOBER 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON AND TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA, TOKYO, OTTAWA
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, PEKING
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OUR TELNO 2552 TO HONG KONG (NOT TO ALL):
VIETNAM BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG:
SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH VIETNAM: 11-12 OCTOBER.
1.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF ADDRESSES COULD BRIEF HOST COUNTRIES ON THE LINE WE WILL BE TAKING IN THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS, NOW CONFIRMED BY THE VIETNAMESE, TO BE HELD HERE NEXT WEEK.
2. BRIEFING SHOULD BE ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
BEGINS
AT THE TALKS WE WILL:
(A) CONTINUE TO PRESS THE VIETNAMESE TO AGREE IN PRINCIPLE THAT ALL THOSE SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEE SHOULD RETURN TO VIETNAM: (B) PRESS THE VIETNAMESE AGAIN TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT DEPARTURES BY BOAT:
(C) PRESS THEM TO ACCEPT THE EARLY RETURN OF AS MANY AS POSSIBLE OF THE CURRENT LIST OF ABOUT 300 VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE CONSCIOUS FOR THE NEED NOT TO PRE-EMPT MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT BELIEVE THAT OUR DISCUSSIONS WILL IN FACT ASSIST ANY MULTILATERAL EFFORTS. (IF ASKED)
REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE. WE SEE A ROLE FOR THIS BUT ONLY AS PART OF
WE A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR THE RETURN OF ALL NON-REFUGEES. ENVISAGE THAT UNHCR WOULD BE CENTRAL TO THIS AND ADMINISTER ANY REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE ARRANGEMENTS.
ENDS
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AN ANNOUNCMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE MADE IN HONG KONG ON 6 OCTOBER. YOUR BRIEFING OF MFAS SHOULD TAKE PLACE THEN OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. WE WILL PROVIDE FURTHER BRIEFING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE TALKS IN DUE COURSE.
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