CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 761
OF 010345Z MARCH 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 243 113
RECEIVER H
17 MAR 1990
TOP COV Q DIST 7
20
014700 MDHIAN 9151
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD AND COLVIN SEAD FROM GOVERNOR
PEKING TELNO 316: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: CHINESE ATTITUDE
1. I NOTICE THAT PEKING ARE NOT RECEIVING COPIES OF THE RECENT DEPRESSING TELEGRAMS FROM HANOI ABOUT THE LACK OF PROGRESS SUBSEQUENT TO MR MAUDE'S VISIT, EG HANOI TELNO 128. CONSEQUENTLY TUR IS OVER OPTIMISTIC IN WHAT THE AMBASSADOR SAID TO THE CHINESE.
2. YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER SENDING HANOI A SYNOPSIS OF HOW THE DISCUSSIONS IN HANOI ARE GOING. IF THEY CONTINUE TO RUN INTO THE SANDS IT IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HINDER ANOTHER INFLUX INTO HONG KONG THIS YEAR.
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ΜΑΙΝ
113
DISTRIBUTION
123
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
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PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
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