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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 183
OF 261435Z JUNE 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK
HKB 2+3/28
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, KUALA LUMPUR, HANOI, SINGAPORE, MANILA INFO PRIORITY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, JAKARTA
BANGKOK TELNO 410 AND YOUR TELNO 393: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1.
FOLLOWING FIRST TUR WRENCH CANCELLED PLANS TO TRAVEL TO BANGKOK ON 3 JULY AND SEES DIFFICULTIES IN REARRANGING TIMINGS FOR HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG AND THE PHILIPPINES FOR WHICH ALL
PREPARATIONS HAVE NOW BEEN MADE. HE ALSO FEELS THAT HIS PARTICIPATION IN A MEETING OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS WOULD BE OF
GREATER VALUE AFTER HE HAS BEEN TO HONG KONG AND BATAAN.
2. HE DOES NOT THEREFORE PROPOSE TO ATTEND THE BANGKOK MEETING ON 3 JULY, BUT HAS OFFERED TO SUPPLY ANY BRIEFING WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED. GRATEFUL IF BANGKOK COULD LET US KNOW IF THEY SEE A
LIKELY NEED FOR THIS.
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