CONFIDENTIAL FM FCO
TO DESKBY 10010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1496
OF 09163OZ JUNE 88
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CJUN 1988
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MDHOAN 7844
OUR FOURTH IPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: CHANGE OF POLICY
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DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE WITH CHINA.
(A)
CM
(D) AS IN 2(D) OF YOUR TELNO 2219
(E)
(C) AS IN THIRD IPT
(K) AS IN THIRD IPT
(L) GRATEFUL FOR CHINESE AUTHORITIES COOPERATION IN ENSURING THAT ALL VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARE TOLD CLEARLY, IF THEY LAND IN CHINA, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO GO ON TO HONG KONG WHERE THEY WILL BE TREATED ON ARRIVAL AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE NO CHANCE OF RESETTLEMENT. GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO RETURN TO VIETNAM AND NOT ASSISTED IN TRYING TO GO ILLEGALLY TO HONG KONG.
(M) SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH QIAN QICHEN IN NEW YORK. USEFU EXCHANGE ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. IDENTITY OF VIEW ON REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM AS DURABLE SOLUTION.
3
BACKGROUND
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IN YOUR TELNO; 2219.
HOWE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
51
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
NEWS
51.
LEGAL ADVISERS
PS/MRS CHALKER PS/LORD GLENARTHUR PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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