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Treasury Chambers. Parliament Street, SWIP 3AG
The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe QC MP Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London
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Thank you for your minute of 2 June seeking my urgent agreement to to £4.25 million from this year's
a
discretionary
Reserve to
claim of
up
for
the
provide for emergency temporary accommodation Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong. We settled this matter,last night via our private offices and I am writing now to confirm agreement reached.
I agreed that the costs of providing 100 marquee tents and of
should both be found from the converting a barracks
1989-90 Reserve. I suggest our officials agree the final figures for the
but clearer conversion of the barracks when they become that up to £4 million may be necessary for this.
accept
the
Your minute of 22 May and the OD paper for discussion this Thursday suggest that further expenditure may be necessary if problem of the boat people is to be finally resolved. We will of course be discussing the wider picture with colleagues on Thursday 8 June.
am copying this letter to members of OD, to Chris Patten and to Sir Robin Butler.
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Yours sincerely,
P.Walas
PP JOHN MAJOR
[Approved by the Chieff Secretary and
scared in his absence.