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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 137
OF 24155OZ MAY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 1700: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: UNHCR REIMBURSEMENT
1. PLEASE APPROACH UNHCR AT LEVEL YOU JUDGE LIKELY TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE TO MAKE POINTS SUGGESTED IN TUR. YOU WILL WISH PARTICULARLY TO UNDERLINE POINT (D). UNHCR MUST TAKE POLITICAL PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG ON VBP ISSUE INTO ACCOUNT IF WE ARE TO AVOID A MAJOR AND PUBLIC DISAGREEMENT WHICH WOULD HELP NO ONE. 2.
YOU MAY WISH TO INQUIRE INTO THE FINANCIAL BACKGROUND TO UNHCR'S DECISION, AND EMPHASISE THAT IT SEEMS A POOR RESPONSE TO THE UK'S CONSISTENT RECORD OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR UNHCR.
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