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MDHOAN 8569
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 397
OF 28150OZ NOVEMBER 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
(413)
FROM COLVIN, SEAD
TOP COPY O DIS
YOUR TELNO 640 AND TELECON HARPER/WHITEHEAD: PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
VIETNAMESE BOAT
1 FOR GOOD REASONS, MINISTERS ARE VERY ANXIOUS FOR THE OPERATION TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE 14 DECEMBER. WITH FURTHER PROFUSE APOLOGIES, CAN WE ASK YOU TO GET BACK URGENTLY TO THE VIETNAMESE AND PROPOSE 12 OR 13 DECEMBER, WITH A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR THE FORMER. ONE ADVANTAGE IS OF COURSE, THAT IT WOULD AVOID THE COMPLICATION OF THE VIETNAMESE RECEIVING TWO FLIGHTS ON THE SAME DAY (IE 14 DECEMBER).
2 GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE VIETNAMESE DECISION URGENTLY.
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