TNAG-1905-FCO40-2709-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 273

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FM HANOI

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 65

OF 13033OZ JULY 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR MISC 484 OF 12 JULY AND FCO 1497 OF 12 JULY

1.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH SECOND TUR. I AM SURE THAT VIETNAMESE

WILL NOT WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PERSONNEL WHO REMAIN ON THE

AIRCRAFT AND I DO NOT INTEND TO MENTION PRESENCE OF POLICE UNLESS IT RAISES FEARS OF THE USE OF FORCE.

2.

ALSO I AM SURE THAT ANY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS WHO RETURN

ON AIRCRAFT AND WHO DO NOT ENTER VIETNAM WILL NOT NEED VISAS. THE ANALOGOUS UNHCR OFFICIALS DO NOT AS FAR AS I AM AWARE APPLY

FOR VISAS. I SUGGEST THAT WE ALSO DO NOT RAISE THIS WITH THE

VIETNAMESE. WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH PROBLEMS AT THE MOMENT AS IT IS.

3.

PARA 1 OF FIRST TUR:

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO CHARTER AIRCRAFT WHEN DRAGONAIR

CAN SPARE IT BUT I SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE A COURTESY TO THE

VIETNAMESE TO TIME THE ARRIVAL A LITTLE LATER IN THE DAY IF AT

ALL POSSIBLE. THE AIRPORT IS SOME CONSIDERABLE WAY OUT OF TOWN

AND MEETING A PLANE AT 0800 WITH ALL ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE WOULD

REQUIRE A VERY EARLY START.

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FINANCE D

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

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