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TO DESKBY 15120OZ UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 161
OF 15093OZ JUNE 88
AND TO DESKBY 1513007 WASHINGTON INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 333, WASHINGTON TELNO 1498, OUR TELNO 1537 AND HONG KONG TELNO 2293: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
PARAS 2 AND 3 OF FOURTH TUR: WE THINK THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE WARNING NOTICES STRIKE AS GOOD AS BALANCE AS WE CAN HOPE FOR BETWEEN THE NEED TO AVERT HOSTILE REACTIONS FROM UNHCR AND THE US, AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN A DETERRENT EFFECT AGAINST WOULD-BE ECONOMIC MIGRANTS. YOU SHOULD NOW APPROACH UNHCR AND STATE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE LINES PROPOSED BY HONG KONG.
2. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH FURTHER ON YOUR FORMAL REACTION TO UNHCR'S RESPONSE.
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