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FM HANOI
TO DESKBY 170800Z FCO
TELNO 368
OF 17050OZ JULY 89
AND TO DESKBY 17080OZ HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
VBP: REPATRIATION
1.
THIS MORNING A JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR
SPOKE TO MY INTERPRETER AND SAID THAT NGUYEN THI HANG, VIC MINISQER, HAD DECIDED THAT THE MINISTRY COULD NOT ACCEPT LESS THAN 679 US DOLLARS PER HEAD REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE. MY INTERPRETER REPLIED THAT HE WOULD PASS THE MESSAGE ON TO ME BUT WAS PERSONALLY
CONVINCED THAT WE WOULD NOT BUDGE ABOVE 600 DOLLARS. IN THAT CASE
THE OFFICIAL SAID THAT WE HAD NOTHING MORE TO DISCUSS.
IT IS NOT YET CLEAR TO ME WHETHER THIS REPRESENTS THE VIEW
OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ONLY OR THE GOVERNMENT AT LARGE.
2-
I AM CALLING ON THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA AT 1707OOZ TO
HAND OVER THE INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS ABOUT THE FIRST RETURNEES
JUST RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG. I SHALL TRY AND FIND OUT MORE THEN. OMINOUSLY WHEN I TRIED TO DRAW VU KHOAN OUT ON THIS SUBJECT DURING
THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS HE WAS MOST UNFORTHCOMING AND
SAID THAT THE QUESTION OF MONEY AND DATES FOR THE FIRST RETURN WAS
THE BUSINESS OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR.
3.
CLEARLY, 19 JULY IS LOOKING UNLIKELY.
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