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HKB 243/11
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2169
OF 301030Z JUNE 89
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO
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UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 408 AND TOKYO TELNO 614: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FINANCE
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1 WE WERE SURPRISED BY THE UNHCR'S PLANS FOR THE JAPANESE CONTRIBUTION OF US DOLLAR 11 MILLION AS REPORTED IN PARAGRAH 2 OF FIRST TUR. THIS RUNS COUNTER TO THE PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE JAPANESE CONSULATE IN HONG KONG (A COPY FOLLOWS BY FAX) AND THE BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN LORD GLENARTHUR AND TANAKA IN GENEVA (PARA 3 OF UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 355).
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FUNDS APPROVED FOR THE CARE OF VBP WILL BE EXHAUSTED BY MID JULY, AND IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE PROVISION OF FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITHOUT A FIRM COMMITMENT FROM THE UNHCR THAT SUCH COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED.
3. WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO TOKYO FOR THEIR PROMPT ACTION IN SECOND TUR TO CLARIFY WITH THE JAPANESE THE INTENTION OF THEIR PLEDGE.
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