CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2562
OF 30163OZ SEPTEMBER 88
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, BANGKOK
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 243/15
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030C1 1988
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MDHOAN 5753
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: PREPARATION FOR FORTHCOMING TALKS
1 WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING HOW BEST TO STRUCTURE THE FORTHCOMING TALKS. OUR INITIAL THOUGHTS (SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS) ARE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME ADVANTAGE IN PROPOSING AN AGENDA TO THE VIETNAMESE, FOR TACTICAL REASONS AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY COME PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE AREAS IN WHICH WE ARE MOST INTERESTED. WE HAVE IN MIND THE FOLLOWING AGENDA:
(A) REPORT ON THE PRESENT SITUATION
IN HONG KONG:
(B) MEASURES TAKEN IN VIETNAM TO STOP CLANDESTINE
DEPARTURES:
2.
(C) THE FIRST RETURNEES:
(D) COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT
POINT (C): WE SUGGEST QUOTE THE FIRST RETURNEES UNQUOTE SO AS TO FUDGE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY DEPARTURES, AND AS A NATURAL LEAD IN TO DISCUSSION OF
A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT. THE VIETNAMESE MAY SEEK TO PLACE REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE ON THE AGENDA: WE REGARD THIS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT AND DO NOT WISH TO HIGHLIGHT IT AS A
SEPARATE ITEM.
3.
BUILDING ON THE PROPOSED AGENDA, WE NEED TO CONSIDER OTHER PREPARATORY WORK. ON ITEM (A), WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND US A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BRING WITH YOU ANY SUPPORTING DATA. WE WOULD EXPECT THE VIETNAMESE TO LEAD ON ITEM (B). YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO OUTLINE YOUR EFFORTS TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS IN VIETNAM, IN WHICH CASE COULD YOU LET US HAVE A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD BRING WITH YOU ANY MATERIAL YOU MAY HAVE ON VIETNAMESE EFFORTS IN THIS AREA.
4. WE WILL PREPARE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTES ON ITEMS (C) AND (D), AND INTEND TO SEND YOU OUTLINES OF THESE EARLY NEXT WEEK. ON (C), WE WILL OF COURSE NEED AN UPDATE FROM YOU ON THE LATEST
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