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Miss J Slater

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Your reference

Our reference UN 243/518/1

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HUG) 243/8

Date 26 April 1988

Dear Judith,

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

1. We spoke by

telephone briefly about the seven Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong who had arrived on board a Vietnamese Navy boat (or tug-boat) and who had applied for voluntary repatriation. Hong Kong telno 1321 (which you are copying to us) and telno 1525 zef

(20) HKD 243/5-

2. I enclose a copy of a note for the file recording a telephone conversation with Miss Yang of UNHCR's Asia Bureau. I should be grateful if you would let me know how I may reply to Miss Yang's query in paragraph 2.

Yours sincerely,

Delia Waller

DJ Walker (Miss)

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