CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 243/9
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1806
OF 02083OZ JUNE 89
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
INFO ROUTINE HANOI
FOLLOWING FROM AMBASSADOR, HANOI
24
151213
MOLIAN 5742
ADO DOL
IN DISCUSSION WITH THE GOVERNOR, IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE COULD WELL BE ADVANTAGE IN FOCUSSING THE MINDS OF THE VIETNAMESE ON THE MANDATORY REPATRIATION ISSUE BEFORE THE GENEVA CONFERENCE BY PUTTING TO THEM A VERY SPECIFIC PROPOSAL TO REPATRIATE A GROUP BY A CERTAIN DATE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. IF THIS COULD BE LAUNCHED IN THE NEXT WEEK IN HANOI, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE THEN TO USE THE PROPOSAL AS THE CENTRE PIECE OF DISCUSSION WITH THACH (PREFERABLY BEFORE THE CONFERENCE). IT WOULD CERTAINLY REQUIRE THE VIETNAMESE TO LAY THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLE, AND IN VIEW OF THE HINTS GIVEN TO ME BY VU KHOAN, I THINK THERE IS A REASONABLE CHANCE THAT THE ANSWER WILL BE POSITIVE - ALBEIT WITH QUALIFICATIONS, EG FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
107
DISTRIBUTION
113
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
RMD
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
PAGE
1
CONFIDENTIAL