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PS/Lord Glenarthur

Date:

5 July 1988

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Mr McLaren

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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

COAST HOPPING

1. Lord Glenarthur has seen a copy of Peking telegram number 1175, in which Sir A Donald suggests that we should not make a formal approach at this stage to the Chinese to seek an account of what they are doing about coast hopping by Vietnamese boat people.

2.

Lord Glenarthur agrees with Sir A Donald that he should take this matter up informally. There may be a need for a more formal exchange on the invitation from the Vietnamese for bilateral talks, which Sir A Donald might use to raise coast hopping if he thought it appropriate.

5 July 1988

David Monday

David Reddaway PS/Lord Glenarthur

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