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MR RENTON'S INTERVIEW WITH SALLY BLYTH: AND HONG KONG.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

We have spoken about Private Office's request for you to co-ordinate briefing for this interview, which I gather has now been fixed for Wednesday 26 October. I now attach responses to the particular points Ms Blyth has warned us about,

us about, which include contributions from VSU and B3. You may now like to put this material forward with any background on the interviewer, etc you think would be helpful.

Part of the answer to question 8 lies in the line given for question 7. Perhaps Michael Durose could let you have anything

more he thinks is needed.

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I am copying this to Judith Slater in the FCO for any comments she may have. She may also like to

to contribute any standard briefing on FCO issues which might help. background on Home Office aspects of the problem of Vietnamese boat people would be superfluous at the moment given current discussions of it. If Private Office disagree we can of course provide something.

4. Perhaps copy recipients could let you have any amendments or additional material direct (i.e. to Room 141, Queen Anne's Gate-

273 4620).

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21 October 1988

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