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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2180
OF 24183OZ AUGUST 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
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MDHOAN 2979
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Action
IND.
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING, WASHINGTON, BANGKOK INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, TOKYO
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·676,
OUR TELNO 2144 AND YOUR TELNO 3130: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN
HONG KONG: THE WAY FORWARD
1. THANK YOU FOR THIS FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
WE ARE NOW THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES.
ACTION WITH UNHCR
WE ARE GLAD THAT
2. WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE TIDIEST TO DELAY FURTHER ACTION
WITH UNHCR UNTIL WE KNOW WHETHER THERE ARE ANY POINTS ARISING OUT
OF YOUR LOCAL DISCUSSIONS WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN UP IN GENEVA. WE THEREFORE PROPOSE TO SEND INSTRUCTIONS TO UKMIS GENEVA IN THE COURSE OF NEXT WEEK.
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WHEN UKMIS TAKE ACTION WE AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD SEEK TO GO FURTHER INTO UNHCR'S THINKING ON RE-INTEGRATION AID AND ENCOURAGE IT TO DEVELOP ALONG HELPFUL LINES. WE AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD PROBE ON THE LINES OF PARA 10 OF OUR TELNO 2095 AND PARA 7 OF YOUR TELNO 3065, BUT AT THIS STGE CONCENTRATING ON THE TYPE OF AID THAT UNHCR HAS IN MIND AND NOT (NOT) THE LIKELY FUNDING
ARRANGEMENTS. WE THINK FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS CAN BEST BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER STAGE, WHEN WE OURSELVES HAVE A CLEAR AND AGREED POLICY.
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UKMIS GENEVA SHOULD USE THEIR APPROACH TO UNHCR TO URGE UNHCR
TO DEAL QUICKLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY RETURN CASES.
4.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THAT THE 104
CASES TO WHICH YOU REFER IN YOUR TELNO 3065 HAVE NOW ALL BEEN
PASSED TO UNHCR.
ACTION ΙΝ ΗΑΝΟΙ
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GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SUPPLY UP TO DATE DETAILS ON THE TREND ARRIVALS AS ENVISAGED IN PARA 8 (B) OF FIRST TUR, SO AS TO ENABLE HANOI TO GO AHEAD WITH THE DEMARCHE.
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HANOI SHOULD THEN TAKE EARLY ACTION WITH THE VIETNAMESE, MAKING THE POINTS IN PARA 8 OF FIRST TUR BUT ALSO TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE CAVEATS IN PARA 3 (A) AND (B) OF SECOND TUR.
CHALKER
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