TNAG-1803-FCO40-2563-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-talks-between-the-UK--Hong-Kon-1988 — Page 42

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

TALKS

1. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE VNA ENGLISH LANGUAGE REPORT OF THE TALKS READS, IN PART:

''THE TWO SIDES AGREED ON THE PHASED REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE IN HONG KONG WHO HAD EARLIER SENT THEIR APPLICATIONS WITH THE CONSENT IN PRINCIPLE OF THE BRITISH SIDE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNHCR. THERE IS NO USE OF THE PHRASE

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COMPREHENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS''.

2. THE SAME REPORT APPEARS IN THE LOCAL PRESS.

DAVIES

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

93

DISTRIBUTION

97

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR PATTEN ODA

ADDITIONAL

MR J MACHIN DISASTER UNIT ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

HK GO LONDON

MR G-HARRISON ODA

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