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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 292
OF 061517Z DECEMBER 88
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG
(940
(936437)
4470
YOUR TELNOS 455-456 AND HONG KONG TELNO VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: REPATRIATION
1.
943
041154
MDHOAN 0531
YOU SHOULD NEGOTIATE AN AMENDED TEXT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN SECOND TUR:
(A) PARAGRAPH 1: TITLE: WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG'S COMMENTS. BUT SINCE THE VIETNAMESE ATTACH SUCH IMPORTANCE TO VOLUNTARY RETURNS WE THINK THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN FIRST TUR IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE VIETNAMESE. ALSO THE WORD QUOTE AGREEMENT UNQUOTE SHOULD READ QUOTE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING UNQUOTE.
(B)
PARAGRAPH 1A: WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING WORDING, BASED ON THE JOINT STATEMENT AFTER THE SECOND ROUND:
BEGINS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SRV AND OF THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AGREED IN LONDON ON 12 AND 13 OCTOBER ON THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG
AFTER 15 JUNE 1988 WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR RESETTLEMENT
IN OTHER COUNTRIES. BOTH SIDES UNDERTOOK TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE START ON PHASED RETURNS TO VIETNAM OF THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY
APPLIED TO RETURN.
ENDS.
(C) PARA 1(B): WE WOULD PREFER TO RESTRICT THIS PARAGRAPH
TO SOMETHING ON THE FOLLOWING LINES QUOTE THE TWO SIDES HAVE
REACHED THE FOLLOWING UNDERSTANDING UNQUOTE.
(D) PARA 2(B): WE ARE CONTENT WITH HONG KONG'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT, WHICH WE ASSUME SHOULD END QUOTE. TOGETHER WITH APPLICATION FORMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS LIKE THE ATTACHED SAMPLE.
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