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MDHOAN 6052
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 270
OF 04120OZ AUGUST 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS
HKB
243/a
PARIS FOR COLVIN
FROM SEAD
PARIS TELNO 1026: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
1.
REPATRIATION
MINISTERS ARE CURRENTLY BRINGING THEMSELVES UP TO DATE ON THE WHOLE VBP PROBLEM. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE NOT (NOT) INITIAL OR SIGN THE AGREED MINUTE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE FIRM INSTRUCTIONS TO DO SO. IF PRESSED, YOU SHOULD DRAW ATTENTION TO THACH'S REMARKS TO GILLMORE (TUR) AND EXPLAIN TO THE VIETNAMESE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND HIS NEW TEAM OF MINISTERS WISH TO BRIEF THEMSELVES FULLY ON THE DETAILS OF THIS COMPLEX ISSUE BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER.
MAJOR
YYYY
MAIN
109
DISTRIBUTION
116
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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