TNAG-1800-FCO40-2560-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-principle-of-first-asylum-1988 — Page 282

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RESTRICTED

040314

MDHIAN 4253

UNHCR THAT QUOTE BANGKOK WERE MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION

UNQUOTE AND THEY ADVISED AGAINST UNHCR GOING PUBLIC. BUT UNHCR STILL

HAD NO ASSURANCE THAT PUSH-OFFS WILL STOP AND THAT FIRST ASYLUM

WILL BE RESTORED.

5. THIS SUBJECT WILL FEATURE IN OTTAWA ICG AGANDA (7/8 APRIL), WHEN

UNHCR (SUPPORTED BY US) WILL DOUBTLESS PRESS HARD FOR STRONG ICG

DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT.

6. COPIES OF US AMBASSADORS LETTER AND RECORDS OF 25 AND 29 MARCH

MEETINGS FOLLOW BY BAG.

SANKEY

YYYY

MAIN

118

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

WED

SED

PUSD

ECD (I)

DISTRIBUTION

121

ADDITIONAL

MRS WYETH ODA

3

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

NNNN

ECD (E)

SPD

FED

NEWS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

HKGO LONDON

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