TNAG-1797-FCO40-2557-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 231

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD 243/8 file,

P 988

FROM: CO Hum,

DATE:

Hong Kong Department 15 September 1988

Cc:

Mr McLaren

Mr Williams, UND) separate Mr Colvin, SEAD) copies

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: THE WAY FORWARD

1.

Mr Sankey copied to you his letter to me of 26 August, proposing that we should offer bilateral assistance to Vietnam linked to the return of volunteers from among the Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong. A Copy is attached for ease of reference.

I attach, rather belatedly, a draft reply on which I would be grateful for your comments.

2.

Cotten

CO Hum

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