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TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELNO 791
OF 27160OZ APRIL 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, TOKYO, CANBERRA, OTTAWA
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YOUR TELNO 1154 AND OUR TELNOS 371 AND 372 TO PEKING
(NOW COPIED TO ALL): VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: COAST HOPPING
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WE AGREE THAT THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN BRIEFING THE AMERICANS ON OUR APPROACH TO THE CHINESE FOR THE REASONS YOU ADVANCE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD THEREFORE TAKE ACTION WITH APPROPRIATE CONTACTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION DRAWING ON THE TEXT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE, BUT WITHOUT HANDING OVER A
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2. GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA WOULD TAKE SIMILAR ACTION WITH UNHCR.
3. FOR PARIS, TOKYO, CANBERRA AND OTTAWA. IF APPROACHED BY HOST GOVERNMENTS YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE MADE THIS APPROACH TO THE CHINESE, BUT WE WOULD NOT PROPOSE TO OFFER SEPARATE BRIEFING. IF THE SUBJECT ARISES IN THE CONTEXT OF ICG OR ICIR CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE WOULD OF COURSE CONFIRM THE ACTION WE HAVE TAKEN.
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