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CONFIDENTIAL

357

150611

MDLOAN 2823

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1570

OF 17170OZ JUNE 88

HUD) 263/8.

AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA

TOP COPY

Q Dur ?

(322

TELNOS 1511-2:

OUR TELNO 167 TO UKMIS GENEVA AND WASHINGTON

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: CHANGE OF POLICY

1. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON PARA 3 OF SECOND TUR.

WE FEEL, AS INDICATED IN FIRST TUR, THAT THE AMENDED WARNING

NOTICES PROBABLY STRIKE AS GOOD A BALANCE AS WE CAN HOPE FOR.

2.

FIRST TUR: WE UNDERSTAND THAT UKMIS GENEVA WILL BE REPORTING

BY TELEGRAM THE OUTCOME OF THEIR APPROACH TO UNHCR. YOU MAY WISH TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT IN CONSIDERING WHAT FURTHER STEPS, IF ANY, SHOULD BE TAKEN ON THE WORDING OF THE TWO NOTICES IN

QUESTION.

3.

FOR WASHINGTON. WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF YOUR NEGOTIATION ON

THE PRESS GUIDANCE, PLEASE?

HOWE

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LEGAL ADVISERS

NEWS DEPT

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