RESTRICTED
098
RESTRICTED
FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 507
OF 130821Z SEPTEMBER 88
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
716
HKD 243/8
OMS 231
071241 MDLIAN 6554
HONG KONG TELNO 3190 AND YOUR TELNO 2241 TO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE
BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: DISCUSSIONS WITH UNHCR
1.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH UNHCR QUESTION OF CONCLUSION OF FORMAL UNDERSTANDING WITH HONG KONG (PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR).
2 =
UNHCR HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION OF ''FORMAL LODGING'' OF SUCH AN AGREEMENT. ONCE THE UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN
SIGNED BY BOTH SIDES, IT BECOMES A BASIS FOR FURTHERE ACTION. NORMALLY SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL TO THE TWO SIDES, BUT UNHCR WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER PUBLIC RELEASE IF HONG KONG SO
REQUESTED.
SANKEY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
107
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
E CD (I)
E CD
(E)
SPD
ADDITIONAL
3
DISTRIBUTION
110
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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