HO 021 / 17
THONG KONG
FA 243/332/2
GRS 116
RESTRICTED
TELELETTER
Ente
KJ17/7
FROM S T NASH, SEAD, FCO
REF FA 243/332/2 DATED 16 JULY 1985
FOLLOWING FOR M JH WOOD ESQ HANO, AND TO G T WOOD ESQ GOV SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG
CHANCERIES: MANILA, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, MOSCOW
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ON SOVIET VESSEL POTISK
1 PRESS AND RADIO HERE HAVE REPORTED STATEMENTS BY UNHCR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EFFECT THAT THE 37 REFUGEES PICKED UP BY THE POISK WERE INDEED RETURNED TO VIETNAM.
2 WE SHOULD WELCOME ANY REPORTING FROM YOU ON THE FATE OF THE 37, ALTHOUGH APPRECIATE THAT NEWS OF THIS MAY BE HARD TO COME BY.
3 WE SHALL CONSIDER WITH EC PARTNERS WHETHER FURTHER ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH THE SOVIETS.
SIGNED S T NASH
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17/7
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