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Mr McLaren

PS/Mr Maude

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

D H Colvin

South East Asian Dept

DATE:

7 November 1989

CC:

PS

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION

PS/Lord Brabazon

PS/PUS

Mr Gillmore

Mr Brenton, UND

Mr Burns, News Dept

Mr Paul, HKD

Problem

When to start repatriating boat people from Hong Kong who are

not volunteers?

1.

AR BUY'S SUBMISSION

OF 13 NOV

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that:

(a) we proceed on 2 or 3 December ie. after the Prime Minister's visit to Washington (23-24 November) but shortly before

the resumed session of SC3 on 4/5 December;

(b) we instruct HMA Hanoi to sign the Agreed Minute with the

Government of Vietnam immediately on the modalities of repatriating

the first group of non-volunteers.

3.

I submit a draft telegram to Hong Kong and Hanoi accordingly.

NK2ADA

CONFIDENTIAL