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FM FCO

TELNO 2158

OF 22170OZ AUGUST 88

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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RECE

MKD 2438

REGISTRY

23 AUG 1988

JFFICER

N

REGISTR': Action

003366

MDHOAN 2803

OPY DIST

AND TO PRIORITY BANGKOK, UKMIS GENEVA, KUALA LUMPUR

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BANGKOK'S TELNO 581: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

1.

WE TOO SEE ADVANTAGE IN BEING AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE TO SECURE ASEAN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR POSITION AS IT DEVELOPS. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE PROPOSE THAT WE SHOULD DRAFT AND CLEAR WITH YOU A BRIEF 'NON-PAPER' DRAWING ON THE POINTS IN YOUR TELNO 2990.

CHALKER

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ΜΑΙΝ

22

MINIMAL

HKD

N N N N

DISTRIBUTION

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SEAD

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