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FACED WITH THESE CONFLICTING PRESSURES WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING HOW TO FIND WAYS OF KEEPING UP THE MOMENTUM ON REPATRIATION. MY FIRST IFT CONTAINS SOME THOUGHTS ON LINKING REPATRIATION TO THE RESUMPTION OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
6.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT FURTHER MIGHT BE SAID TO THE CHINESE SO AS TO PRESSUME THEM TO HELP STEM THE FLOW IF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TO HONG KONG. MY SECOND IFT CONTAINS A PROPOSAL THAT WE/UNHCR SHOULD PUT TO THE CHINESE THE IDEA OF A SOUTH CHINA HOLDING CENTRE. I DO NOT HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE OF THE CHINESE, OR UNHCR, REACTING POSITIVELY TO SUCH AN IDEA. BUT I SEE SOME TACTICAL ADVANTAGE WITH BOTH IN FLOATING THE IDEA.
WILSON
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MAIN
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.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
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE CHOME OFFICE)
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