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YOUR TELNOS 1823-1825: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1.
THANK YOU FOR TURS.
WE THINK THAT THE DRAFT EXCO PAPER IS GENERALLY ON THE RIGHT
LINES, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
2.
(A) THE PAPER MIGHT MAKE CLEAR THAT THE PRELIMINARY VIEWS
OF FCO MINISTERS HAVE BEEN SOUGHT AND THAT THEY ARE
CONTENT THAT FURTHER WORK ON A POSSIBLE NEW POLICY
SHOULD CONTINUE. THE PAPER MIGHT ALSO EXPLAIN
(B)
THAT THE MATTER WILL
SECRETARY OF STATE'S
THEREAFTER MINISTERS
VIEW.
BE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL DURING THE
FORTHCOMING VISIT AND THAT
WILL NEED TO TAKE A COLLECTIVE
PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE DRAFT (WHICH ANALYSES THE ARGUMENTS
AGAINST DETENTION OF ALL ARRIVALS WITHOUT
SCREENING) MIGHT USEFULLY BE EXPANDED BY REFERENCES TO
THE STRONG RESERVATIONS WHICH MINISTERS HAVE ALREADY
EXPRESSED ABOUT THIS OPTION AND TO THE SEVERE
DIFFICULTIES THAT SUCH AN APPROACH WOULD CREATE, BOTH
VIS A VIS UNHCR AND AMONGST THE WIDER INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE OUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS. WE WILL LET YOU HAVE ANY
FURTHER CONSIDERED THOUGHTS DESKBY 17010OZ.
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