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OCMIAN 1964

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RR GEMIS

FM FCOLN TO GEMIS

061637Z JUN

GRS 193

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FM FCO

TO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA

TELNO 213

NO DISTRIBUTION

HHH 243/8

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 9 JUN 1986

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

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OF 061637Z JUNE 86

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS SENT

TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 966 OF 22.5.86.

BEGINS

INFO PRIORITY HANOI

FOR JEAFFRESON FROM HUM

YOUR TELNO 1567: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

1. TUR CROSSED WITH OUR TELNO 947. IN ADDITION TO THE

ACTION PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TUR, WE WOULD OF COURSE BE READY

TO TAKE OUR REPRESENTATIONS TO A HIGHER LEVEL IF THIS SEEMED

APPROPRIATE.

2. HMA HANOI CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY AS PROPOSED IN

YOUR TELELETTER OF 6 MAY. WHAT HE HAD TO TELL US ABOUT

DEVELOPMENTS IN HANOI DID NOT/NOT GIVE US MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT TO

THINK THAT WE COULD ASSEMBLE A CASE FOR REOPENING THE QUESTION OF

INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. OUR TELNO 685 RECORDED THE SECRETARY

OF STATE'S DECISION ON THE MATTER, AND THE FACTORS THAT HE TOOK

INTO ACCOUNT DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE GREATLY EVOLVED. THERE CAN BE

NO DOUBT THAT ENSITIVITIES HERE WOULD REMAIN VERY STRONG.

3. WE WILL HOWEVER CONSIDER VERY CAREFULLY THE EXCHANGES

RECORDED IN YOUR TUR, AND SHALL REVERT TO YOU IN DUE COURSE.

ENDS

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