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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 421
OF 05035OZ FEBRUARY 90
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YOUR TELNO 295 AND BANGKOK TELNO 94: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
THE US CONSULATE HERE HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE IN HELPING US TO GET THE CPA MESSAGE ACROSS. THEY AGREED TO TAKE PART IN THE CAMP COUNSELLING PROGRAMME DESPITE UNHCR FOOTDRAGGING AND WASHINGTON'S UNEASE. THEY WERE ALSO INITIALLY WILLING TO GIVE AN INTERVIEW TO THE VIETNAMESE TV TEAM. THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE WAS, WE UNDERSTAND, MADE IN WASHINGTON.
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