CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1002
OF 1020OOZ MAY 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
нко 243/22
056323 MDHOAN 0890
YOUR TELNOS 1488-89:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MESSAGE TO
GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG.
1. PROVIDED THAT SIR A DONALD DOES NOT THINK THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE PUT OUT BY YOU SENDING A MESSAGE TO A PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR BEFORE THEYHAVE FORMALLY RESPONDED TO THE MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN, WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH THE ACTION PROPOSED. 2. ON A POINT OF DETAIL IN THE DRAFT TEXT (PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH)
WDE SUGGEST DELETION OF THE PHRASE QUOTE AND SENT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNQUOTE. THE KEY POINT IS THAT THE OVERLAND
MIGRANTS SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM CONTINUING THEIR JOURNEY TO HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE FOR THE CHINESE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO
WITH THEM.
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