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067240 MDHIAN 4574
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1540
OF 130505Z MAY 89
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HANOI
1
YOUR TELNO 1022 : TENTS
WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH DIMERCO AIR FORWARDERS WHO HAVE
INFORMED US THAT THE TENTS ARE NOT REPEAT NOT IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ACCEPT AN URGENT CONSIGMENT OF 100 TENTS
FROM FRANKLIN EQUIPMENT OF TAIWAN. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE INSTRUCTION IS FOR THE TENTS TO BE SENT TO HONG KONG BY SEA. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE ACTION TO ARRANGE FOR THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE SENT BY AIRFREIGHT.
2. WE HAD ASSUMED THAT THE COST OF PROVIDING THE TENTS WOULD BE MET BY HMG. AS WE HAVE EXPLAINED, IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO APPROACH FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF FURTHER EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION. IF THIS UK ASSISTANCE TO HONG KONG IS TO HAVE ANY POLITICAL IMPACT LOCALLY IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE COST BE MET BY
HMG.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
95
DISTRIBUTION
101
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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