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INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: BRIEFING MATERIAL
1. WE HAVE RECENTLY REVIEWED AND SUBSTANTIALLY REWRITTEN OUR STANDARD PACKAGE OF BRIEFING MATERIAL ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. COPIES FOLLOW BY BAG. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE THINK IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THIS BRIEFING MATERIAL TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSES OF COMMONS AND LORDS. IN VIEW OF THE DIFFICULT PR PROBLEMS WE ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER NEXT YEAR IN THE US, WE THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE OF VALUE TO PROVIDE COPIES TO CONGRESSMEN AND
SENATORS.
2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS AND ANY SUGGESTIONS WHICH UKMIS GENEVA MIGHT HAVE ON DISTRIBUTION. EC, RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND ASEAN POSTS WOULD SEEM TO US TO BE APPROPRIATE.
WILSON
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92
DISTRIBUTION
97
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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