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MDHIAN 1077
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1219
OF 18091OZ APRIL 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA
HKD 24,3/9
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YOUR TELNO 156 TO HANOI : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : VOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION
WE MUST DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION AND AGREE THAT THE IDEA IN TUR SHOULD BE PURSUED.
2. WE SHOULD NOT HOWEVER BE UNAWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY, REMOTE AS IT MAY BE, THE THE FORMER VBP SELECTED TO COME TO HONG KONG MIGHT
DECIDE NOT TO RETURN TO VIETNAM. THIS WOULD OF COURSE BE DISASTROUS
FOR THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME
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WITH CAREFUL SELECTION, HOWEVER, THIS WORST CASE SCENARIO CAN PROBABLY BE AVOIDED. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HANOI'S ASSESSMENT
OF THIS RISK. WE SHOULD ALSO WELCOME UKMIS GENEVA'S COMMENT ON THE
LIKELY UNHCR REACTION TO THE IDEA.
WILSON
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97
DISTRIBUTION
103
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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