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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO MISC 891
OF 12075OZ DECEMBER 89
INFO ROUTINE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA
TOP COPY O DIST
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
1. UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE TIMING OF THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FLIGHT ON 29 DECEMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:
ETD HONG KONG 0900 (LOCAL)
ETA HANOI
1025 (LOCAL)
ETD HANOI
1115 (LOCAL)
ETA HONG KONG
1430 (LOCAL)
2. ALL OTHER DETAILS FOR THIS FLIGHT REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP IN OBTAINING THE USUAL DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCES FOR THIS AND THE 21 DECEMBER FLIGHT.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
63
ΜΑΙΝ
61
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
PS
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
2
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MCLAREN
MR REEVES, CAB OFF
PRESS OFFICE
NO1O
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