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STRY
JUN 1988
3
Katana Mamede Kasten var ture
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 10010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1492
OF 09163OZ JUNE 88
si in un Some shi na ku Amer smot ka tar
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YOUR TELNOS 2215-2220: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CHANGE IN POLICY
1. THANK YOU FOR TURS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO SUGGEST
TO THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTES. THESE ARE INCORPORATED IN OUR FOUR IFTS.
2.
AS A GENERAL POINT MOST OF THE GOVERNMENTS WE WILL BE BRIEFING
HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT AND WE THEREFORE THINK A
FULLER BRIEFING THAN ENVISAGED IN YOUR DRAFTS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. 3
SECOND TUR: WE SUGGEST ALSO APPROACHING SWITZERLAND WHO HAS
TAKEN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG.
4. FOURTH TUR: WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH APPROACHING THE USSR M WE WILL ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LINES OF OUR THIRD IFT
TO MOSCOW IN TIME FOR AN APPROACH ON 14 JUNE.
5.
SIXTH TUR: WE THINK WE WILL HAVE COVERED ALL THE COUNTRIES WITH ANY REAL INTEREST IN THIS QUESTION IN OTHER BRIEFINGS. WE THERE-
FORE DO NOT PROPOSE TO ISSUE A GUIDANCE TELEGRAM ALTHOUGH WE WILL ARRANGE FOR RELEVANT MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS TO BE SENT TO ALL POSTS
IN THE RETRACT SERIES AND WILL OF COURSE RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS
THAT MAY ARISE FROM POSTS.
6.
PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR: WE APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR AN
UNEQUIVOCAL MESSAGE TO BE GIVEN IN VIETNAM AND CHINA. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE ALTERNATIVE FORMULATION YOU PROPOSE.
7. BEARING IN MIND YOUR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON 11 AND 13 JUNE WE
WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY FINAL COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ON OUR FOUR IFTS DESKBY 10120OZ SO THAT WE CAN ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTS IN TIME.
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