CONFIDENTIAL
022053
MDHIAN 07
SECRETARY OF STATE'S REQUEST THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE COMING ALONG THEIR COAST AND ACCOMMODATE THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE. IN CONCRETE
TERMS THIS WOULD MEAN HOLDING ALL VIETNAMESE BOATS NOW IN CHINESE PORTS, OR ANY WHICH ARRIVE, AND STOPPING THEM TRAVELLING ON TO HONG KONG. SINCE HMA WAS OUT OF PEKING AT THE TIME AND UNABLE TO DELIVER THE SECRATARY OF STATES MESSAGE PERSONALLY, HIS RETURN TO PEKING COULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE THE MESSAGE, AND MAKE THESE FOLLOW UP POINTS, PERHAPS TO ZHOU NAN.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
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
MR MACHIN ODA
MR G-HARRISON
MR FLESHER B1
2 COPIES
ODA
DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE
CHOME OFFICE)
N N N N
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