TNAG-1790-FCO40-2550-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-resettlement-in-third-countri-1988 — Page 178

CONFIDENTIAL FM WASHINGTON

TO TELELETTER FCO

TELELETTER NFR

OF 022122Z MAY 88

AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG

FROM:

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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Paul

My Khum

(hassen)

PF RICKETTS ESQ,

FOLLOWING FOR: RL FOOTMAN ESQ, HKD, FCO

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I think this is

night. Recent developments have

overhaleem the

WASHINGTON

COPIED TO DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

HONG KONG TELNO 1347 RECORDING THE GOVERNOR'S TALK WITH SIGUR ON 8 APRIL, INCLUDED THE SUGGESTION THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WASHINGTON FOLLOWED UP THE POINTS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR AFTER A MONTH IF NOTHING FURTHER HAD BEEN HEARD FROM THE AMERICANS. 2. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD A

FURTHER TALK WITH THE ACTING US CONSUL GENERAL ON 29 APRIL (HONG KONG TELNO 1630), AND THAT ROBIN MCLAREN DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH SIGUR IN LONDON ON 22 APRIL, I WOULD NOT PROPOSE TO FOLLOW UP SIGUR'S EARLIER TALK HERE IN SPECIFIC TERMS. WE WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ARISE HERE TO EMPHASISE THE EXTENT OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE THIS POINT WHEN THE HONG KONG TEAM ATTEND THE IRAC CONFERENCE HERE IN EARLY JUNE (HONG KONG TELNO 10 TO WASHINGTON).

SIGNED: P F RICKETTS

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