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CONFIDENTIAL
-3 MAY 1989
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From:
A R Paul
Hong Kong Department
RITTS
Miss Marssen Mr Forexan N415
Mr Hadwen
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Date: 3 May 1989
CC:
Private Secretary
Mr Gillmore
SEAD
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: FURTHER ACTION WITH
THE VIETNAMESE AND CHINESE
Cowh (Ps/ hord
Garther)
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Problem
1.
Over 1,600 boat people have arrived in Hong Kong in the past
week, including 640 today alone.
a few thousand more on the way.
to try to stem the flow?
There are unconfirmed reports of
What further action can be taken
Recommendation
2. The Governor of Hong Kong has asked for early demarches by our
Ambassadors in Hanoi and Peking to impress on the Vietnamese and
Chinese Governments the increased urgency of the situation and the
need for immediate specific measures. I recommend that
instructions along these lines issue to Hanoi and Peking as soon
possible.
I submit draft telegrams.
SEAD agree.
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