TNAG-1791-FCO40-2551-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 277

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MDHOAN 7189

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TO DESKBY 23010OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 198

OF 22170OZ JANUARY 88

INFO ROUTINE HKGO LONDON

YOUR TELNO 258: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: LEGCO QUESTION

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WE SUGGEST DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY AND SUBSTITUTING THE REPLY:

WITH ALL TAKING EVERY

QUOTE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC DEALINGS RELEVANT GOVERNMENTS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASISE THE NEED TO WORK FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM UNQUOTE.

2.

Or

Repatriation

YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ASIDE AND EXPLAINING, ON A STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BASIS, THAT THERE HAS INDEED BEEN A PRELIMINARY CONTACT WITH THE SOVIET UNION ON THIS SUBJECT, IN THE CONTEXT OF A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE INDO-CHINESE SITUATION COUR TELNO 1101 OF 26 OCTOBER 1987 TO MOSCOW REFERS). THIS IS NOW BEING REPEATED SEPARATELY TO YOU.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK

SPD

LIMITED

FED

HKD

SEAD

UND

WED

SED

PUSD

ECD (I)

ECD (E)

NEWS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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