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CONFIDENTIAL FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1199
OF 070816Z JULY 88
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
REC
- 7 JUL 1988
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, HANOI
462X41630464
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HONG KONG TELNOS 2592-2594 AND YOUR TELNO 630: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: COAST HOPPING TO SOUTH CHINA
1. MY MEETING WITH JIANG ENZHU IS NOW SET FOR THE AFTERNOON OF 12
JULY.
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2 I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S SPEAKING NOTES AND THE
MESSAGE GIVEN TO ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG. IN MY CONTACTS SO FAR WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, I HAVE THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY ARE TAKING THE PROBLEM VERY SERIOUSLY. I
HAVE ALREADY REMINDED THEM OF THE EXTRA LARGE NUMBERS WHICH ARRIVED
LAST WEEKEND AFTER THE TYPHOON AND RENEWED OUR HOPE OF HEARING HOW
THE CHINESE CAN GIVE US HELP. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH JIANG ENZHU.
3. MEANWHILE, GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION ON FOLLOWING POINTS CONCERNING BACKGROUND NOTES IN SECOND TUR FROM HONG KONG:
(A) NUMBER OF ARRIVALS IN APRIL (SECTION A OF NOTES) IS GARBLED:
GRATEFUL FOR CORRECT FIGURE.
(B) IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE LIST OF PORTS IN SECTION B OF THE
BACKGROUND NOTES WHAT THE TWO COLUMNS OF FIGURES REFER TO. LEFT-HAND
COLUMN IS DESCRIBED AS STOP OVERS AFTER 15 JUNE AND REIGT-HAND
COLUMN (FIGURES IN BRACKETS) AS STOP OVERS ON/AFTER 16 JUNE. SHOULD
LEFT-HAND COLUMN IN FACT BE TOTAL STOP OVERS SINCE APRIL?
DONALD
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