CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HANOI
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 006
OF 20053OZ JANUARY 89
TOP COPY a DIST
INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR AND FCO
YOUR TELNO MISC 48 OF 18 JANUARY: VBP
нко
006301 MDLIAN 0195
24
HKD 243/91
CJAN 9X9
1. SORRY IF WE DID NOT MAKE OURSELVES CLEAR. THE REGIONAL CUT OFF DATE FOR SCREENING IS MEANT TO APPLY TO ALL COUNTIRES OF FIRST ASYLUM (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) EXCEPT HONG KONG WHICH EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WILL ADHERE TO 16 JUNE 1988.
2.SCREENING MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE INTRODUCED AT THE CUT OFF DATE BUT ALL VBP'S ARRIVING AFTER THAT DATE WILL BE DETAINED AND EVENTUALLY SCREENED ONCE THE DETAILS OF A PACKAGE OF SOLUTIONS ARE WORKED OUT.
DAVIES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
91
DISTRIBUTION
97
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
ADDITIONAL
6
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN