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101146 MDLIAN 3111
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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2033
OF 200034Z DECEMBER 88
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNOS 4602 4603 AND YOUR TELNO 1151
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: VIETNAMESE BOAT
PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
ECVIIS
1. PIGOTT TOOK ACTION ON TURS ON 19 DECEMBER WITH WANG JIANXING, SPEAKING ALONG THE LINES OF PARA. 4 OF FIRST TUR AS MODIFIED BY THIRD TUR AND DRAWING SELECTIVELY ON THE STATISTICS IN SECOND TUR.
AS HE HAD TOLD 2.
WANG EXPRESSED THANKS FOR THIS FURTHER BRIEFING. MISS BAILES ON 14 DECEMBER, THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE URGENTLY CONSIDERING MEASURES TO COMBAT IT. WANG THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STOP THE OUTFLOW OF ECVIIS OVERNIGHT : IT WOULD TAKE TIME FOR THE MESSAGE TO GET THROUGH
BUT HE WAS SURE THAT, TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN CHINA.
THROUGH COOPERATION AND JOINT EFFORTS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FAIRLY QUICKLY.
PIGOTT SAID THAT HE HOPED THIS WOULD BE SO AND ASKED WANG TO URGE THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED TO AGREE TO THE REPATRIATION OF AS MANY ECVIIS AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: SUCH A STEP WOULD HELP GREATLY TO GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS TO OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE CONTEMPLATING TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG.
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