TNAG-0888-FCO40-1098-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 139

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INFO JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR MANILA SINGAPORE HONGKONG UKMIS NEWYORK UKMIS GENEVA PEKING MOSCOW WASHINGTON HANOI

MY TELNO. 346

INDO-CHINA REFUGEES

1. ACCORDING TO MY DA'S INFORMATION THE SPEECH REPORTED IN

MY TUR CAN ALMOST CERTAINLY BE REGARDED AS AN AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT OF CURRENT THAI GOVERNMENT POLICY. IT HAD CERTAINLY BEEN CLEARED WITH GENERAL SERM NA NAKHORN (ARMED FORCES SUPREME COMMANDER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER FOR SECURITY AFFAIRS ) AND PROBABLY WITH THE PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF. THE CHOICE OF VENUE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT APPARENTLY THE SPEECH HAD TO BE MADE THIS WEEK AND ANY OCCASION WOULD HAVE BEEN EQUALLY SUITABLE

2. THE SPEECH IS FULLY REPORTED IN THE LOCAL ENGLISH - LANGUAGE

PRESS THIS MORNING UNDER HEADLINES SUCH AS " A MILLION MORE TO COME '' COPIES OF FULL TEXT TO SEAD AND MODUK BY BFPO.

3. MODUK PLEASE PASS TO DI4.

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