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FM PEKING
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OF 180743Z JANUARY 89
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HONG KONG TELNO 186 : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1 THE COMMENTS, WHICH CANNOT FAIRLY BE DESCIRBED AS ''INTERVENTION'', REPORTED IN TUR REFLECT CHINESE VIEWS WHICH HAVE BEEN AIRED PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY IN THE PAST. WHILE I AGREE THAT SUCH PUBLIC REMARKS ARE BEST AVOIDED, I DO NOT THINK THEY WARRANT OUR RAISING A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT ABOUT THEM, PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE CHINESE ASSISTANCE IN REPATRIATING THE LATEST INFLUX OF ECVIIS AND IN HELPING TO STEM THE FLOW OF BOAT PEOPLE.
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I HOPE THAT ZHOU NAN WILL AGREE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME IN THE FAIRLY NEAR FUTURE. THAT WOULD PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS AGAIN, IF NECESSARY, FOR HELP OVER ECVIIS AND, IN THAT CONTEXT, TO EXPLAIN THAT PUBLIC COMMENT OF THIS SORT OVER THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG DOES NOT HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
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