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MDLIAN 8144
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 991
OF 21123OZ MARCH 90
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, LISBON, HANOI
YOUR TELNO 606: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MACAU
1. COINCIDENTALLY, THE POLITICAL ADVISER WROTE ON 20 MARCH TO THE DIPLOMATIC ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU REQUESTING A MORE HELPFUL APPROACH ON THE PART OF THE MACANESE. TEXT OF HIS LETTER IS IN MIFT. WE THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THIS COULD BE PURSUED IN
LISBON AS WELL.
2. SINCE 1 JANUARY 1990 A TOTAL OF 311 VBPS IN 10 BOATS HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG VIA MACAU (OUT OF THIS YEAR'S TOTAL OF 598) IE OVER HALF HAVE COME HERE AFTER BEING SENT AWAY FROM MACAU.
WILSON
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
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
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