CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 307
OF 05173OZ APRIL 90
HKB
243/13
RECEIVED IN RECLOS BY
24 APR 1990
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI
37
38
162711 MDLOAN 1148
FROM SEAD
YOUR TELNO 544 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
KONG
DEPARTURES FOR HONG
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS COMMENTED ON HONG KONG TELNO 42 TO PEKING THAT 'PEKING SHOULD TAKE THE ACTION THAT HONG KONG RECOMMENDS. THIS WILL BE A TEST OF CHINESE SERIOUSNESS ON THE MATTER OF THE BOAT PEOPLE.'
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
113
DISTRIBUTION
123
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
INFO D
FINANCE D
ADDITIONAL
10
MR W REEVES CABINET OFFICE MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE
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