SECRET
HKB 243 la
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
09 JAN 1990
552
156567
MDHIAN 0933
SECRET
FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 734
OF 29033OZ DECEMBER 89
DESK OFFICER INDEX
AA
REGISTR
Action Taken
FOP
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA
543
HONG KONG TELNO 4217 TO YOU: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1 I SYMPATHISE WITH THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY
HONG KONG IN RELATION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF USING SHIPS FOR THE RETURN OF NON-VOLUNTEERS, BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE TACTICALLY WRONG TO BROACH THE SUBJECT WITH THE VIETNAMESE UNTIL
WE HAVE THEM FIRMLY HOOKED AT LEAST ON THE DATE FOT THE NEXT FLIGHT.
DAVIES
FCO PSE PASS HONG KONGN GENEVA
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
65
ΜΑΙΝ
63
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NEWS D
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
ADDITIONAL
2
MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE NNNN
PRESS OFFICE NO 10
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