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YOUR TELNO 3694. AND HANOI TELNO 357: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: PREPARATION FOR FORTHCOMING TALKS.

IN THE LIGHT OF HANOI TUR WE CAN NOW CONFIRM THAT NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WILL TAKE PLACE ON 11 AND 12 OCTOBER.

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2. WE ARE CONTENT FOR YOU TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 6 OCTOBER AS PROPOSED IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR. WE SHALL DO LIKEWISE. 3.

PARA 4 OF YOUR TUR: WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PROPOSED LINE BUT WE WOULD PREFER TO REPHRASE THE FINAL PART AFTER THE COLON TO READ QUOTE AND TO PRESS THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT BOAT DEPARTURES FROM VIETNAM UNQUOTE.

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