CONFIDENTIAL
FM PARIS
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO
1013
OF 30172OZ JULY 89
CONFIDENTIAL
165377 MDHIAN 5109
FOR THOMAS (SEAD) FROM COLVIN
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ASKED FOR A BRIEF ON THE PRECISE STATE OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE (WHAT WE HAVE AGREED, WHEN, WHAT REMAINS TO BE SETTLED ETC).
2. GRATEFUL IF THE BRIEF COULD BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED IN THE COURSE OF TOMORROW (31 JULY).
FERGUSSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
110
DISTRIBUTION
117
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
ADDITIONAL
7
MR W REEVES CABINET OFFICE
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
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