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04 JAN 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
BA
Action Taken
FCO TELNO 424 TO HANOI: VBP
1. I HAVE BEEN URGING THE VIETNAMESE, EG. AT A MEETING WITH LE THO THIS MORNING, TO RELAX THEIR BAN ON PUBLICITY AND TO GRANT JOURNALISTS ACCESS TO THE RETURNEES.
2. YOUR PARA 3. WE HAD ALREADY TOLD THE VIETNAMESE THAT WE
HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO KNIGHT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. PLEASE ENSURE
THAT THE TIMES REALISES THAT THIS IS A VIETNAMESE BAN. I TOOK UP KNIGHT'S REQUEST WITH LE THO, WHO AT LEAST UNDERTOOK TO
CONSIDER IT.
3. FULLER REPORT FOLLOWS.
DAVIES
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
64
ΜΑΙΝ
61
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
ADDITIONAL
3