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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE MOSCOW
TELNO 803
OF 151415Z JUNE 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
140411
MDHOAN 8245
TOP COPY O DIST ?
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: CHANGE OF POLICY
1.
MINISTERS HAVE GIVEN AGREEMENT TO A CHANGE OF POLICY
TOWARDS VIETNAMESE BCAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO BRIEF THE MFA AS SOON AS POSSIABLE AT AN APPROPRIATE
LEVEL USING THE SPEAKING NOTE IN MIFT.
2.
WE ARE REPEATING TO YOU OUR TELNO 133 TO ATHENS WHICH GIVES
FURTHER BACKGROUND ON THE CHANGE OF POLICY. UKMIS NEW YORK
TELNO 713 TO US REPORTS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S DISCUSSION
ON THIS WITH SHEVARDNADZE ON 6 JUNE.
3.
WE HAVE ALREADY BRIEFED HANOI ON SIMILAR LINES. SEPARATELY WE HAVE BRIEFED THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, UNHCR, AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM ON SIMILAR LINES TO THOSE IN OUR TELNO
133 TO ATHENS.
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
60
DISTRIBUTION
60
NEWS
PS
MR
PS/LORD LGENARTHUR
GILLMORE
LEGAL ADVISERS
SOVIET
MR MCLAREN
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