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TO DESKBY 07010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 2615
OF 06140OZ OCT 88
INFO PRIORITY HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA
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FROM HKD
YOUR TELNO 3729: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: PREPARATION FOR FORTHCOMING TALKS
1.
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION USING VOLUNTARY RETURNEES AS THE DIVIDING LINE. BUT WE SHOULD NOT UNDERESTIMATE VIETNAMESE ATTACHMENT TO VOLUNTARY RETURNS ONLY. THIS WAS RESTATED BY TRAN QUANG IN HIS MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE' (OUR TELNO 227 TO HANOI).
2. WE THINK THAT A MOVE ON OUR PART TO SHOW THAT WE TAKE VIETNAMESE CONCERNS SERIOUSLY MIGHT HELP. WOULD YOU HAVE THE SAME OBJECTIONS TO A MODIFIED APPROACH? THIS COULD PROVIDE THAT IN IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRANGEMENT, WE WOULD MOUNT A MAJOR PROGRAMME IN THE CAMPS TO ENCOURAGE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO FACE UP TO THEIR SITUATION AND PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD FOR EARLY REPATRIATION: AND THAT WE WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO SUCH CASES.
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WE INTEND TO CONSULT MINISTERS ON THE LINE TO TAKE IN THE NEXT ROUND ON 7 OCTOBER. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS DESKBY 07080OZ.
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MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT SECTION FOR THE SPEAKING NOTE ON AGENDA ITEM 4. OUR SUGGESTION IS TO USE THIS IF IT SEEMED APPROPRIATE DURING THE TALKS.
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