CONFIDENTIAL
FM ATHENS
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 184
OF 100616Z MAY 89
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 860 TO WASHINGTON:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1. THE CHANCES OF GREECE MAKING ANY HELPFUL CONTRIBUTION AT THE
ICIR ARE SLIM. THEIR PAST RELUCTANCE TO TAKE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT WAS REPEATED WHEN WE TACKLED THE MFA IN JANUARY. WITH THE GREEK GENERAL ELECTIONS JUST SIX-WEEKS AWAY, ANY REPLY WE GET NOW WILL BE AT BEST NON-COMMITTAL.
2.
GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR AUTHORITY TO DRAW ON THE POINTS IN PARA 5
OF TUR AT DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL, NOT (NOT) HIGHER AT THIS STAGE. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO KNOW FIRST WHAT HELP YOU HOPE TO GET FROM
GREECE AT THE ICIR. HAS THEIR PERFORMANCE AT ASIA WORKING GROUP MEETINGS GIVEN ANY GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM?
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