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YOUR TELNO 258: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: LEGCO QUESTION

WE SUGGEST DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED

REPLY AND SUBSTITUTING THE REPLY:

1.

QUOTE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC DEALINGS WITH ALL

RELEVANT GOVERNMENTS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE TAKING EVERY

APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASISE THE NEED TO WORK FOR A

SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM UNQUOTE.

2.

YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING

HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ASIDE AND

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.

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