CONFIDENTIAL
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024256 MDHIAN 2049
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 73
OF 12023OZ AUGUST 89
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA
1
YOUR TELNO MISC 674: VBP VOLUNTARY RETURNS
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1) I HAVE SUBMITTED A NOTE SEEKING DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE FOR THE
FLIGHT ON 17 AUGUST. I HAVE ASSUMED THAT AIRCRAFT TYPE AND THE ROUTE FLOWN WILL BE THE DAME AS BEFORE. IN FUTURE IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION SPELT OUT.
2) UNHCR SAY THAT VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS WILL NOT NOW BE GOING TO
HONG KONG ON RETURNING FLIGHT.
3) UNHCR ALSO SAY THAT ABOUT 50 OF ADDITIONAL GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS
WILL BE CLEARED TO RETURN BRINGING TOTAL TO ABOUT 120.
PARTRIDGE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
116
ΜΑΙΝ
109
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
FINANCE D
LIMITED
RMD
HKD
PS
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
INFO D
ADDITIONAL
7