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MDLIAN 4278
ORDER TO VERIFY THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN, DATE OF DEPARTURE ETC. AS A CONTINGENCY WE PROPOSE TO TAKE WITH US TO HANOI LISTS NOT
ONLY OF NDIVIDUAL CASES OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION BUT ALSO THE
FIRST BATCHES OF PERSONS SCREENED OUT. DEPENDING ON HOW THE TALKS
WENT CAND WITH PARTICULAR CAUTION ON THE QUESTION OF ANY QUID PRO
QUO) WE MIGHT FIND IT USEFUL TO GIVE THESE TO THE VIETNAMESE FOR
VERIFICATION. THIS ARRANGEMENT WORKED WELL WITH THE GUANGDONG
AUTHORITIES WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE RETURN OF ECVIIS TO CHINA
LAST AUGUST. IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE FAR LESS SATISFACTORY WITH
THE VIETNAMESE, GIVEN THE WIDER SPREAD OF THE PLACES OF ORIGIN AND THE LIKELY DELAY IN GETTING AGREEMENT ON RETURN. NEVERTHELESS
IT WOULD BE AS WELL TO BE PREPARED IN THIS WAY.
4.
MY 2ND IFT CONTAINS A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON YOUR TELNO
1859 AND TAKING ACCOUNT OF HANOI TUR. IT RUNS AS A CONTINUOUS
PIECE BUT WOULD OBVIOUSLY NEED TO BE DEPLOYED TACTICALLY AS A
WHOLE OR IN SECTIONS ACCORDING TO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE TALKS.
5. DEFENSIVE POINTS ARE IN 3RD MIFT.
FORD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
128
ΜΑΙΝ
125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
NEWS
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
E CD (E)
ADDITIONAL
3
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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