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025003
MDHIAN 7771
GENEVA THIS WEEK TO MEET THE UNHCR.
THEY WILL WORK OUT A DETAILED PROGRAMME OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FOR THE 350 BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE SAID THEY WANTED TO RETURN HOME.
ALTHOUGH THE BRITISH TEAM'S TRIP TO GENEVA WAS PUT TOGETHER ONLY OVER THE WEEKEND, IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE TEAM WOULD BE LED BY THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE ROBIN MCLAREN, OR HIS
REPRESENTATIVE.
ENDS
4. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PLANNED TRIP AND ASSUME THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME CROSSED WIRES. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
93
DISTRIBUTION
97
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR PATTEN ODA
ADDITIONAL
MR J MACHIN DISASTER UNIT ODA MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE HKGO LONDON
MR G-HARRISON ODA
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