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OF 200738Z OCTOBER 88
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, INFO PRIORTIY WASHINGTON, TOKYO, MANILA, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA.
YOUR TELNO 469 TO BANGKOK : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH VIETNAM
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1. PIGOTT TOOK ACTION WITH WANG JIANXING (HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE, MFA) AS INSTRUCTED ON 20 OCTOBER, BRIEFING HIM ALONG THE LINES OF PARA 1(A)-(G) OF TUR. PIGOTT ALSO REFERRED TO COAST HOPPING AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 1 OF HONG KONG TELNO 3854 DRAWING ON THE DETAILS IN HONG KONG TELNO 144 TO PEKING TO EXPLAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. HE DID NOT (NOT) MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF A VISIT TO HONG KONG BY VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS.
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2. WANG EXPRESSED THANKS FOR THE BRIEFING. HE SAID THAT THE MFA HAD A FEW POINTS WHICH THEY WOULD WANT TO PUT TO US IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS ABOUT THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (HE DID NOT ELABORATE). IN THE MEANTIME, HE WISHED TO ASSURE US THAT CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PROBLEM REMAINED AS PUBLICLY STATED (MY TELNO 1400).
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3. THE ''FEW POINTS TO WHICH WANG REFERRED MIGHT BE LINKED TO THE WEN WEI PO EDITORIAL OF 17 OCTOBER. IF SO, WE SHALL DRAW ON THE POINTS IN YOUR TELNO 982 WHEN WANG CALLS US IN.
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