TNAG-1792-FCO40-2552-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 34

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SECRET

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1399

OF 311447Z MAY 88

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TEL NOS 2406 AND 2407 AND PEKING TEL NO 996: CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

1. WE AGREE THAT THE EVIDENCE OF CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE DRAWN TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE, BOTH IN HONG KONG AND IN PEKING, AT THE TIME YOU GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE PEKING WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED IN PARA 1 OF THEIR TUR.

ENVISAGE,

2. WE SHARE PEKING'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL TO DRAW THE MATTER UNATTRIBUTABLY TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESS. WE SEE NO NEED FOR THIS AND BELIEVE IT COULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK

ECD (E)

•

LIMITED

SPD

HKD

FED

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

WED

SED

PUSD

ECD (I)

NEWS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

ADDITIONAL

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