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MDLIAN 6512
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VIETNAMESE WILL THEN HAVE LISTS OF PEOPLE FOR US TO TRANSMIT TO HONG KONG OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WISH TO RECEIVE IN ONE BATCH BASED ON FINAL DESTINATION IN VIETNAM. THIS WILL KEEP COSTS DOWN. FINALLY, IF WE ARE TO FEND OFF OPPOSITION AND MOUNT A CREDIBLE PROGRAMME OF MONITORING THE FATE OF RETURNS WE SHALL NEED MEET MOST, IF NOT ALL, FLIGHTS AND ORGANIZE A PROGRAMME OF VERY REGULAR VISITS TO THE TRANSIT CENTRE IN HANOI AND TO THE AREAS OF REINTEGRATION.
5.
THE STRAIN ON OUR OFFICE RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ALONE WILL BE IMMENSE. I SUGGEST THAT THIS AND THE MONITORING EXERCISE, IF IT IS TO BE CREDIBLE, COULD WELL BECOME A FULL TIME JOB IN ITSELF AND TAKE UP ONE EXTRA MEMBER OF STAFF ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS CURRENTLY CALCULATED COULD MEET THE OTHER NEEDS OF THIS EMBASSY AS VIETNAM APPROACHES THE POST-CAMBODIA ERA.
6.
PERHAPS LET US HOPE THAT THE UNHCR OR SOME NGOS CAN BE BROUGHT
ON-SIDE.
PARTRIDGE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
109
DISTRIBUTION
115
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
PAGE
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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