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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 3179

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023235 MDLIAN 2977

30 AUL 1988

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OF 300855Z AUGUST 88

INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, PEKING

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MY TELNO 3170 AND WASHINGTON TELNO 2074+ VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: US

GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS

I HAD A QUIET WORD WITH THE US CONSUL-GENERAL ON 28 AUGUST AT A

SUPPER I GAVE FOR CONGRESSMAN SOLARZ.

2.

I TOLD ANDERSON WHAT NCNA HAVE PASSED ON TO US ABOUT THE MEETING

WITH WHITEHEAD. I DID NOT WANT THIS TO BE RELAYED BACK TO NCNA.

BUT I THOUGHT HE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE NCNA VERSION OF THE MEETING. IT WAS SURPRISING, AND WORRYING, THAT THEY HAD COME AWAY FROM THE MEETING WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT XU HAD BEEN ASKED TO USE HIS

INFLUENCE ON THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. NCNA HAD OBVIOUSLY TAKEN

GREAT DELIGHT IN TELLING US THAT XU HAD BEEN VERY PROPER IN SAYING THAT THESE WERE MATTERS FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THE

3. ANDERSON SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THE TELEGRAM REPORTING

CONVERSATION. HE DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING BEING REPORTED WHICH

BORE OUT THE NCNA VERSION. HE WOULD CHECK AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

COMMENT

I THINK THE POINT WILL HAVE REGISTERED.

WILSON

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