TNAG-1787-FCO40-2547-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1988 — Page 183

CONFIDENTIAL

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 857

OF 301335Z MARCH 88

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VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE CASES

YOUR TELNO 1229: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. WE WONDER WHETHER THE BOAT MAY HAVE ANY VALUE FOR THE VIETNAMESE, AND IF SO WHETHER WE MIGHT CONSIDER LINKING THE RETURN OF THE BOAT TO THE REPATRIATION OF THE SEVEN RETURNEES.

2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS AND ANY VIEWS HANOI MAY HAVE ON PARA.1 ABOVE OR ON TUR, WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE PROPOSAL IN PARA. 6 OF TUR.

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