TNAG-1787-FCO40-2547-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1988 — Page 140

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SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2237

OF 091007Z JUNE 88

INFO PRIORITY HANOI

PA

SECRET

HUD 243/5-

ния

580

117145

MDHIAN 2644

YOUR TELNO 138 TO HANOI : SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH

VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER

IT IS INTERESTING THAT CO THACH WAS APPARENTLY WILLING TO CONSIDER THE RETURN OF SCREENED OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (QUOTE) PERHAPS WITH SOME ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH THEM (UNQUOTE). ALSO THAT HE WAS PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE EITHER BILATERALLY OR WITH UNHCR.

2. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A STRONG HINT OF A QUID PRO QUO, AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PATH, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO USE THIS REMARK TO PURSUE FURTHER THE

QUESTION OF REPATRIATION.

WILSON

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41

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

FED

PS

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

41

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

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