TNAG-1905-FCO40-2709-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 185

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TO DESKBY 141200Z FCO

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YOUR TELNO 250 TO HANOI: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION: DRAFT

AGREED MINUTE

1. WE UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, AND YOUR NEED TO HAVE A PQ BEFORE THE FIRST REPATRIATION EXERCISE. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE AGREE TO PROCEEDING AS PROPOSED IN PARAS 2 AND 3 OF TUR.

2. WE HOPE THAT THE PQ CAN BE TABLED AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE DATE OF THE EXERCISE, NOW TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 19 JULY. WE WOULD SEE SOME ADVANTAGE IN AMENDING THE FINAL SENTENCE OF THE PROPOSED ANSWER SLIGHTLY SO THAT IT DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT REPATRIATION IS IMMINENT. WE LEAVE THIS TO YOUR JUDGEMENT, BUT FEEL THAT, AS DRAFTED, THE SENTENCE MAY BE TAKEN TO MEAN THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO AN EARLY REPATRIATION EXERCISE. WE SUGGEST QUOTE IF NECESSARY, PENDING THAT APPROVAL, EXPENDITURE CAN BE MET BY A REPAYABLE ADVANCE FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND UNQUOTE.

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