CONFIDENTIAL
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056065
MDHOAN 0875
15
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 993
OF 1018OOZ MAY 89
Do wa kawu what the problem is?
й?
Is it publical,
w criminal? Was this
dead with us?
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI
INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
NS
HANOI TELNO 240: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. IN VIEW OF THO'S REMARKS TO HMA HANOI IT WOULD CLEARLY BE
PREFERABLE TO DISCOURAGE HOANG VAN SOP AND PHUNG VAN UT FROM RETURNING TO VIETNAM. ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES FELT COMPELLED TO TAKE AGAINS THEM WOULD INEVITABLY BE SEIZED UPON BY THE MEDIA AND OTHERS SEEKING TO UNDERMINE THE REPATRIATION PROGRAMME. IT DOES SEEM SURPRISING, HOWEVER, THAT THE TWO SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO RETURN IF THEY HAVE COMMITTED SERIOUS CRIMES.
HOWE
HKB 243/9
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ΜΑΙΝ
95
DISTRIBUTION
101
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
6
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE
CHOME OFFICE)
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON
ODA
MR FLESHER BI DIV HO LUNA HSE
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