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AGREEMENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGN OF SUCH WILLINGNESS SO FAR. IT WOULD CERTAINLY GO AGAINST THE GRAIN FOR THEM TO CONTEMPLATE AID TO VIETNAM FOR ACCEPTING BACK ITS OWN CITIZENS, UNLESS THE CALL OF CHATICHAI'S MARKET PLACE BECOMES IRRESISTIBLE. BUT THERE
IS EVIDENCE THAT THE MALAYSIANS ARE CONTEMPLATING A BILATERAL DEAL INVOLVING TECHNICAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. FOR EXAMPLE, I HEAR THAT PARAMESWARAM, THEIR DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE IN GENEVA AND BOAT PEOPLE EXPERT. HAS BEEN EAR-MARKED AS MALAYSIA'S
NEXT AMBASSADOR IN HANOI.
5 IF LE THO REVERTS, THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR EXPLAINING OUR VIEWS ALONG THE LINES OUTLINED ABOVE.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
111
DISTRIBUTION
119
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
ADDITIONAL
8
MR W REEVES CABINET OFFICE
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)
MR HOWARD MOD SEC (O) (C)
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