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HKB 243 /13
157527
MDLIAN 2193
ECLIV
24 R 30
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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 544
OF 050355Z APRIL 90
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI
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HONG KONG TELNO 42 TO PEKING.
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: DEPARTURES FOR HONG KONG.
1. PIGOTT SPOKE AS SUGGESTED IN TUR TO CHENG RUOYU, HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE, MFA ON 5 APRIL AND SAID WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT A FURTHER MAJOR HONG KONG-BOUND EXODUS.
2.
CHENG UNDERTOOK TO REPORT THIS REQUEST TO THE RELEVANT
AUTHORITIES.
DONALD.
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
123
MAIN
113
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
RMD
LIMITED
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
INFO D
FINANCE D
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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