TNAG-1279-FCO40-1630-Repatriation-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 44

Mr Donald

PS/Lord Belstead

CONFIDENTIAL

Mundar

HKK 243/5

RETSALÚ KA NADDIPY NO. 51 2 2 MAR 1983

REGISTRY

Action Taken

213

20

NO

cc:

SEAD

17322/3 ICM2013

UND

without encs.

Mr Burrows, Legal Advisers)

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1.

Lord Bellstead agreed at his meeting with the Governor of Hong Kong on 10 March to recommend to the Secretary of State

that HMA Hanoi should approach the Vietnamese on the possibility

of forcible repatriation.

2.

I submit a draft minute.

SEAD and UND concur.

18 March 1983

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

These pp have been drafted in line wilt

Lord Belstead's conclusion after the

meeting wit

The Governor.

CONFIDENTIAL

Astmard

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