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MDHIAN 4988
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3583
OF 230645Z SEPTEMBER 88
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
INFO ROUTINE HANOI
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YOUR TELNO 512, VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. UNHCR EXCOM AND THE
SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE
1. WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FIRM PLANS FOR HONG KONG ATTENDANCE AT THE UNHCR EXCOM AND THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE.
SUBJECT TO GENERAL AGREEMENT HANSON WOULD AIM TO ARRIVE IN GENEVA ON 2 OR 3 OCTOBER. HE WOULD SET ASIDE THE WHOLE WEEK 3-7 OCTOBER FOR ATTENDANCE AT EXCOM AND THEN TRAVEL TO UK TO TAKE SHORT LEAVE.
HE WOULD BRIEF THE VIETNAMESE TALKS TEAM ON DEVELOPMENTS DURING
EXCOM WHILE IN THE UK.
2. OUR REFUGEE TEAM HAS BEEN
ALLAN FUNG WHO WILL ASSIST
IN
STRENGTHENED BY THE ADDITION OF
PREPARING FOR THE DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE VIETNAMESE AND THE NEXT SERIES OF MEETINGS IN THE EXPANDED ASEAN
WORKING GROUP.
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD AGREE TO FUNG JOINING THE
UK/HK TEAM FOR THE SECOND ROUND. HE WOULD PROVIDE THE BACK-UP
TO BARNES AND CLIFT IN MUCH THE SAME WAY AS IRELAND DID IN THE
FIRST ROUND. WE ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO PROVIDE A FROM THE FCO.
NOTETAKER
4. WE ENVISAGE BARNES AND FUNG TRAVELLING TO LONDON OVER THE
WEEK-END OF 8/9 OCTOBER. HANSON WOULD BRIEF THEM AND CLIFT/AND
PERHAPS MCLAREN ON 10 OR 11 OCTOBER IF ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE DEVELOPS AT EXCOM.
5. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THESE SUGGESTIONS AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT FLIGHTS CAN BE BOOKED AND HOTEL
RESERVATIONS MADE.
WILSON
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