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MDHOAN 1517

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO FLASH HONG KONG

TELNO 3282

OF 220945Z DECEMBER 88

AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, WELLINGTON

AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA

PEKING AND TO IMMEDIATE MANILA, SINGAPORE, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, AND TO IMMEDIATE EC POSTS INFO PRIORITY

HANOI

ist

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FURTHER RESETTLEMENT

OUR TELNO 3281:

1

WE HAVE FAXED TO HONG KONG THE COMPLETE TEXT OF MR EGGAR'S STATEMENT AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY. THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE STATEMENT AS DELIVERED WILL BE SENT TO ALL ADDRESSEES IN THE RETRACT SERIES. MIFT CONTAINS THE PASSAGE ON RESETTLEMENT AS DELIVERED.

ALL ADDRESSEES SHOULD NOW TAKE ACTION AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR AND REPORT ANY REACTIONS.

2.

HOWE

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

91

DISTRIBUTION

96

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

ADDITIONAL

5

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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