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FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 509
OF 130835Z SEPTEMBER 88
INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG, BANGKOK, HANOI
INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JARKARTA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, SINGAPORE, INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, TOKYO
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BANGKOK TELNO 622: VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: ASEAN ATTITUDES
1. HEAD OF UNHCR'S ASIA BUREAU, VIEIRA DE MELLO, WILL ATTEND ASEAN WORKING GROUP MEETING IN BANGKOK ON 16/17 SEPTEMBER, TO WHICH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ICG COUNTRIES HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED.
2. VIEIRA DE MELLO PLANS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THEREAFTER, TRAVELLING TO HANOI FOR TALKS THERE BETWEEN 28 AND 30 SEPTEMBER. HE WILL THEN RETURN TO GENEVA.
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3. SEEN FROM HERE, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DELAY THE NEXT ROUND OF BILATERAL TALKS WITH VIETNAM UNTIL AFTER VIEIRA DE MELLO'S VISIT TO HANOI. WE MIGHT THEN BE BETTER ABLE TO GAUGE VIETNAMESE INTENTIONS.
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