CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 243/8
RECEIVEL REGWIRY
-7 SEP 1988
OFFICER
PA
75°
050224
MDHIAN 2557
TOP COF Q DIST ?
TO DESKBY 071300Z FCO
TELNO 3304
INL.
OMS
UKMIS GENEVA
OF 07123OZ SEPTEMBER 88
INFO PRIORITY HANOI,
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YOUR TELNO 2268– VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1. IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS INDICATION OF MINISTERS VIEWS.
THEIR DECISION IS MOST WELCOME.
2. WE HAVE CONSIDERED POSSIBLE DATES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS AND THE COMPOSITION OF OUR TEAM ON THE BASIS OF MCLAREN'S TELECON WITH CLIFT.
3. WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO OFFER LONDON AS THE SITE FOR THE NEXT ROUND. WE ALSO ACCEPT THAT SOME GAP WILL BE NEEDED BET- WEEN JLG X AND THE VIETNAMESE TALKS. THE ALTERNATIVES WOULD BE EITHER THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK BEGINING 26 SEPTEMBER OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
4. CLIFT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE AVAILABLE FROM 29 SEPTEMBER TO 4 OCTOBER INCLUSIVE. IF HE WERE TO TAKE PART, THE MOST CONVENIENT DATES FOR US WOULD BE 5 AND 6 OR 6 AND 7 OCTOBER. WE WOULD ALSO PROPOSE TO ASK BARNES TO JOIN THE TEAM, EITHER EXTENDING HIS LEAVE OR RETURNING TO LONDON FROM HONG KONG. ALTERNATIVELY TALKS COULD BE HELD ON 28 AND 29 AND 30 SEPTEMBER WITHOUT CLIFT. IN THAT CASE WE WOULD FIELD BARNES PLUS ANOTHER OFFICER, EITHER FROM SECURITY BRANCH OR IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
5. IT WOULD SEEM SENSIBLE TO OFFER BOTH ALTERNATIVES TO THE VIETNAMESE SINCE THEY WILL NEED SOME FLEXIBILITY. ON BALANCE IF WE HAVE A CHOICE I WOULD FAVOUR THE LATER DATES WITH BOTH CLIFT AND BARNES PARTICIPATING.
6. WE WILL COMMENT TOMORROW ON THE OTHER POINTS IN TUR
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