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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2252
OF 060930Z JULY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, UKMIS GENEVA
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 427: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
HOCKE'S RESPONSE IS DISAPPOINTINGLY NEGATIVE AND A LITTLE UNEXPECTED GIVEN THE ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE BEEN SEEING FROM UNHCR RECENTLY. I SEE NO OPTION BUT TO PROCEED WITH THE RETURN OF
THE FIRST BATCH AS SOON AS THIS CAN BE ARRANGED AND TO DO THE MONITORING INITIALLY OURSELVES. WHEN I DISCUSSED WITH HMA HANOI HERE YESTERDAY (BEFORE RECEIPT OF TUR) HE CONFIRMED THAT THE EMBASSY WOULD
BE HAPPY TO DO WHAT IT COULD TO ASSIST WITH POST RETURN MONITORING.
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