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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 294
OF 081328Z DECEMBER 88
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNOS 460, 461 AND 464: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: REPATRIATION
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE REPORT IN FIRST TUR. ON PARA 2, WE DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE UNHCR PROGRAMME, ITS LIKELY COSTS, NOR OUR OWN LIKELY CONTRIBUTION TO JUDGE WHETHER WE WILL BE ABLE OR WILLING TO MEET ALL
THE COSTS OF THOSE REPATRIATED FROM HONG KONG. WE SUGGEST THEREFORE THAT YOU REASSURE TIN, IF NECESSARY, ON THE
LINES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY USED, AND ADD THAT YOU DO NOT (NOT) ENVISAGE THAT UNHCR SHOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN FUNDING THEIR PROGRAMME ON THIS BASIS.
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SECOND TUR: WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON SECOND TUR AND WILL SEND THESE ON 9 DECEMBER.
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THIRD TUR: THE DOCUMENT WILL IN ANY EVENT
NEED TOPPING AND TAILING, AND WE
THINK THE PROPOSALS IN OUR TELNO 293 ARE APPROPRIATE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IF YOU CAN USE THIS TO SECURE ANY CONCESSIONS FROM THE VIETNAMESE, ALL TO THE GOOD. ON NOTICE OF TERMINATION, WE SUGGEST, SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S COMMENTS, 30 DAYS WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR BOTH SIDES.
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