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ROBAMO
PS/Lord Glenarthur
FROM:
A R Paul
file
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g Kong Department
DATE:
3 August 1988
SIR PHILIP GOODHART: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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1. I was quite content with the stylistic and
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presentational amendments that you made to the draft reply (0)
submitted on 2 August.
2.
But one amendment you made affected the substance of the
letter. I have marked this on the draft (attached). As amended,
the letter implies that we are following up a UNHCR initiative to
hold bilateral talks with the Vietnamese. This is of course not the
case. We have in fact taken the lead in responding positively to
the Vietnamese invitation to hold bilateral talks.
change of position by Vietnam could arguably be at least partly the
result of action taken by the Secretary of State with Co Thach on 7
June.
Indeed this
3. I do not think this matters too much.
register the point.
17. R. Paul
A R Paul
But I thought I ought to
No comments yet.
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