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29 JUL 1988
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MDHIAN 8823
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 29120OZ FCO
TELNO 2878
OF 29053OZ JULY 88
INFO PRIORITY HANOI, SINGAPORE, MANILA, JAKARTA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, TOKYO, PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, KUALA LUMPUR
YOUR TELNO 1988: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE:
BRIEFS
WE ARE AMENDING THE SPEAKING NOTE AND DEFENSIVE POINTS AS YOU
SUGGEST. WE CONFIRM THAT WE WILL HAVE A FULL SET OF ALL PAPERS FOR
COLVIN.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS WHICH YOU EXPLAIN, PARTICULARLY ON AID. HOWEVER WE SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD KEEP OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF
USING THE LINE THAT WE QUOTE WOULD NOT EXCLUDE SOME PARTICIPATION BY HMG UNQUOTE, OF PRESSED ON THIS POINT. WE NOTE THAT YOU INCLUDED THIS LINE IN PARAGRAPH 9 OF YOUR TELNO 1859 ON STRATEGY FOR THE TALKS
WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO HAVE THE OPTION TO USE THIS
VERY NEGATIVE CARROT IF IT SEEMED THE ONLY WAY OF GETTING INTO
DISCUSSION ON PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN. WE THEREFORE PROPOSE TO RETAIN IT, BUT IN PARA 5 OF THE DEFENSIVE POINTS FOR USE IF PRESSED.
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