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INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, UKDEL KUALA LUMPUR
KUALA LUMPUR: PLEASE PASS URGENTLY TO SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY
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OUR TELNO 2112: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
1. WE SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING DETAILED VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE MEANTIME, MINISTERS ARE KEEN THAT YOU SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE OPERATION TO TRANSFER BOAT PEOPLE FROM CHI MA WAN TO PHOENIX HOUSE AS SOON AS YOU JUDGE IT POSSIBLE TO DO SO WITHOUT THE RISK OF A MAJOR INCIDENT. WE IMAGINE THAT UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS IS LIKELY TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BUT THIS IS A NETTLE THAT WILL HAVE TO BE GRASPED IF WE ARE EVER TO MAKE PROGRESS.
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DISTRIBUTION
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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
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NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
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PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
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