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OUR SECOND IPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
1.
2.
CHANGE OF POLICY
DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES.
(A)-(C) AS IN MIPT
(D) AS IN MIPT, LESS FINAL SENTENCE (E)-(J) AS IN MIPT
THIS
(K) WE WILL KEEP IN TOUCH ON EFFECTS OF THE NEW POLICY.
IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONG KONG AND ALMOST ALL ASEAN STATES.
(L) AS IN (K) OF MIPT
•
(M) WE HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR ASEAN PARTNERS WILL ALSO
PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE IN VIETNAMESE
POLICIES WHICH ARE THE CAUSE OF OUR COMMON PROBLEM, AND IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU WILL PRESS THEM TO ACCEPT THE RETURN OF THOSE
WHO ARE NOT REFUGEES UNDER SUITABLE SAFEGUARDS FOR THEIR RETURN.
(THIS POINT COULD BUILD ON THE EC/ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS
DECLARATION AT THE 2-3 MAY DUESSELDORF MEETING, TELNO 172 TO UKREP BRUSSELS).
BACKGROUND NOTE AS IN MIPT.
REPORTED IN FCO
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