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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 255
OF 2019OOZ JULY 89
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HKB
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 380:
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
REPATRIATION
YOU SHOULD NOT GO BEYOND THE POSITION YOU SET OUT IN YOUR TELNO 376. IF THE VIETNAMESE DO NOT SETTLE AT 620 DOLLARS YOU SHOULD SAY THAT COLVIN IS READY TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE DELEGATION IN THE MARGINS OF SC2 IN BANGKOK, AND WILL MAKE OUR POSITION CLEAR. BUT YOU SHOULD SAY THAT WE STILL INTEND THAT AGREEMENT ON ACTUAL FIGURES SHOULD BE REACHED IN HANOI.
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MEANWHILE YOU SHOULD REVERT TO THE MFA AND REMIND THEM THAT MINISTERS AGREED ON 17 JULY FOR THE FIRST REPATRIATION FLIGHT AND THAT THERE IS NOW AN URGENT POLITICAL NEED TO REACH AGREEMENT AND PROCEED WITH THE FIRST FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. YOU SHOULD STRESS THAT NOW THAT THE INTERIOR MINISTRY HAS THE INFORMATION THEY REQUIRE, THE ONLY REMAINING OBSTACLE IS THE FAILURE OF THE LABOUR MINISTRY TO ACCEPT THE GENEROUS OFFER OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE WE HAVE NOW MADE.
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3. IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR COLVIN TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP IN BANGKOK, WE WILL AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF HIS TALKS THERE BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO RESORT TO USE OF A MINISTERIAL MESSAGE OR
RAISE OUR FIGURE TO US DOLLARS 650.
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