TNAG-1787-FCO40-2547-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1988 — Page 185

RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HANOI

TELNO 127

OF 26132OZ MAY 88

tered 243/5

AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK, BANGKOK, HONG KONG

056025 MDLOAN 0172

YOUR TELNO 188: MEETING WITH NGUYEN CO THACH

1.

I AGREE THAT A MEETING WITH THACH WOULD BE USEFUL,

ESPECIALLY

AS I WILL HAVE JUST BEEN IN HONG KONG AND SEEN AT FIRST HAND THE

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE RECENT INFLUX OF BOAT PEOPLE.

2.

HOWEVER, I WILL ONLY BE IN NEW YORK FOR THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE

AND MY SCHEDULE IS ALREADY TIGHT. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE SUGGEST

TO THE VIETNAMESE THAT THEY INSTRUCT THEIR MISSION IN NEW YORK TO

LIAISE WITH UKMIS TO FIND A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

59

ΜΑΙΝ

59

LIMITED

SEAD

UND

HKD

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADV

PS

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR

MCLAREN

MR SLATER

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