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MDLIAN 0483

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FM BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

HKD 24318

RFC

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 271

INL

OF 180645Z AUGUST 88

STRY

1 8 AUG 1988

CICER

PA

mot

Adoo

DIST?

FCO TELNO 2070-TQ HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: TALKS IN

HANOI

(644)

1. I SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR DRAWING ON THE MATERIAL THEREIN

AND IN HONG KONG TELEGRAMS 2290 AND 2291.

2. THE BRUNEIANS, PARTICULARLY IN THEIR CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE, WERE MOST GRATEFUL. THE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DID NOT COMMENT BEYOND REMINDING ME OF THEIR NOTE

OF 6 JULY WHICH CONFIRMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM SUPPORTS THE NEW OLICY TOWARDS VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON 16 JUNE.

WESTBROOK

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DISTRIBUTION

119

ΜΑΙΝ

116

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK

SPD

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

WED

PUSD

E CD (I)

E CD (E)

ADDITIONAL

MRS WYETH ODA

3

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

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PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

HKGO LONDON

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