CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2716
OF 141115Z JULY 88
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15 JUL 1988
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INFO PRIORITY HANOI, BANGKOK
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BANGKOK TELNO 5 : TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE : MEDIA COVERAGE
WE WOULD WELCOME PUBLICITY OF THE FACT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE. BUT IT COULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR US TO BE SEEN TO BE ACTIVELY LOBBYING FOR PRESS COVERAGE IN HANOI. THE VIETNAMESE
MIGHT WELL FEEL WE WERE SEEKING TO PRESSURE THEM UNDULY. ACCORDINGLY WE DO NOT PROPOSE THAT THE EMBASSY IN HANOI SHOULD SEEK TO INFLUENCE THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES EITHER WAY ON VISAS FOR THE HONG KONG MEDIA.
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AS REGARDS PRESS ENQUIRIES IN GENERAL, WE SUGGEST THAT WE SAY THAT THE FCO/HKG DELEGATIONS WILL BE PREPARED TO TALK TO THE PRESS IN BANGKOK AND HONG KONG ON THEIR RETURN FROM HANOI, BUT THAT THE DETAILED CONTENT OF DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS MUST AS USUAL, REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. THIS LINE COULD BE USED IN LONDON, BANGKOK, HANOI OR HERE AS REQUIRED.
3.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR BANGKOK TO TAKE A SIMILAR LINE REGARDING
HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE UNHCR SPONSORED MEETING. ALTHOUGH THIS MEETING WILL NOT INVOLVE ''DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS'' IT WILL BE
HELD IN PRIVATE.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
DISTRIBUTION
128
SPD
FED
NEWS
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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