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COFIDENTIAL
With HKK 243
Bryan Cartledge Esq 10 Downing Street LONDON SW1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London ŚWIA 2AH
28 May, 1979
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Dean Bryan,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
The Prime Minister has asked to be told urgently what action we have taken internationally to deal with the problem of refugees from Vietnam and what further action might be taken. The problem has been approached from two angles:-
(a) pressure on Vietnam to sten the exodus;
(b) resettlement of refugees.
2.
Pressure on Vietnam
(a) Direct
(i) We have made numerous representations to the Vietnamdre
Government both in London and in lanci with the object of getting them to improve conditions in Vietnam so that
fever people will want to leave and to stop the racket by which potential refugees are required to pay in rold for places on ships large and small. Our last representa- tions were made on 24 May in London (FCC telno.323 of 24 Hay attached) and on 28 May in Hanoi.
(ii) The last Covernment decided to cancel all future aid Le
Vietnam but naw Jegal difficultien in withdrawing from commitments to make finance available under the aid në
trade contingency provisions for four ships and turbia renautors (riven in addition that construction was wel! advanced and jobs were at stake). Britich exrorta LC Vietnas fell from 25 million in 1997 to 321 million in
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