TNAG-1792-FCO40-2552-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 26

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SECRET

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1410

OF 01180OZ JUNE 88

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

HALL) 243/8

SECRET

1988

071500

MDHOAN 7224

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FOLLOWING PERSONAL

GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

YOUR TELNO 2107: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: OPERATION WATCHMAN

THE SECRETARY OF STATE NOW WISHES TO MINUTE THE

PRIME MINISTER, SEEKING THE FORMAL APPROVAL OF COLLEAGUES FOR THE PROPOSED NEW POLICY. THE DRAFT WAS WRITTEN ON THE AIRCRAFT AND

IS NOW BEING CLEARED WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, TO GO IN THE BOX ON 2 JUNE. ALL BEING WELL, IT WILL BE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER BY

THE WEEKEND. WE ARE THUS ON COURSE TO MEET YOUR TIMETABLE: BUT

YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT I CANNOT GIVE ANY GUARANTEES AT THIS

STAGE.

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HKD

UND

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LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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