TNAG-1802-FCO40-2562-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-resettlement-in-the-UK-1988 — Page 165

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FM HANOI

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 454

OF 02040OZ DECEMBER 88

HKD 243/12

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- 20 898

YOUR TELNO 285: 0DP 622) 23/8

622)2:318

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1. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM DISCREETLY WITH THE UNHCR. THEY SEE NO WAY OF MANAGING THE FLOW MORE TO OUR LIKING WITHOUT CAUSING SUSPICION, INCOMPREHENSION AND

POSSIBLY A SIEZE-UP ON THE VIETNAMESE SIDE. I HAVE DEEMED

IT IMPRUDENT SO FAR TO RAISE IT EVEN IN THE MOST TANGENTIAL MANNER

WITH THE VIETNAMESE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING PROBLEMS OR ENCOURAGING

AN UNHELPFUL ATTITUDE OVER THE RETURN OF BOAT PEOPLE FROM HONG

KONG. I HAVE ASSUMED THAT OUR TOP PRIORITY MUST BE TO GET THE

FLOW OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG MOVING.

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96

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

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HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

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NEWS

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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MR J MACHIN DIS/U ODA 2 COPIES

MR G-HARRISON ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

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