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international conference on resettlement and return of Vietnamese refugees. The Prime Minister said that she would ask the Foreign Secretary to let her have a note about this.

Line for the Press

It was agreed that we should say to the press that the Governor had given the Prime Minister a full account of developments in Hong Kong and current issues. The Prime Minister had made clear that she took a close and supportive interest in all that was happening in Hong Kong. She had assured the Governor that the full weight of the British Government was behind ensuring that the Joint Declaratin was carried out in full, and that Britain remained determined to ensure that Hong Kong's prosperity and way of life were maintained. He could also confirm the United Kingdom's intention to take a further 1,000 Vietnamese boat peple from Hong Kong over the next 2/3 years.

I am copying this letter to Alex Allan (HM Treasury), Neil Thornton (Department of Trade and Industry), Brian Hawtin (Ministry of Defence) and to Philip Mawer (Home Office).

Charles Powell

R. N. Peirce, Esq.,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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