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TO DESKBY 2505OOZ HANOI
TELNO 256
OF 24181OZ JULY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BANGKOK, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
BANGKOK PLEASE PASS COPY TO COLVIN, VISITING FOR SC2
YOUR TELNO 384 (NOT TO ALL) : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : REPATRIATION
1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN HONG KONG TELNO 2467 WHICH INDICATES THAT THE FIRST FLIGHT MAY NOW BE DELAYED UNTIL LATER IN AUGUST. WE ARE KEEN TO GET AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VIETNAMESE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT HONG KONG'S DECISION TO DELAY HAS
EASED THE PRESSURE A LITTLE. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU SHOULD TRY TO ACHIEVE AGREEMENT AT 620 DOLLARS PER PERSON. (YOU SHOULD NOT YET REVEAL THAT THE TIMING OF THE FIRST FLIGHT WILL NOW SLIP.) IF THIS DOES NOT SUCCEED, YOU SHOULD REVERT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, BUT YOU WILL BE AWARE THAT WITH FLIGHT COSTS LIKELY TO START AT CLOSE TO 600 DOLLARS PER PERSON AND UNLIKELY TO DROP BELOW 450 DOLLARS, WE ARE ALREADY OVER THE GUIDELINE OF 1,000 DOLLARS PER PERSON BY A FAIR MARGIN.
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