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TO DESKBY 13010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1497
OF 121521Z JULY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO MISC 484 TO HANOI: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE REPATRIATION
1. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT YOU ARE THINKING IN TERMS OF SENDING A QUOTE FAIRLY LARGE CONTINGENT UNQUOTE OF POLICE, QUOTE IN UNIFORM UNQUOTE, WITH THE FIRST BATCH OF RETURNEES. THIS WOULD SEND QUITE THE WRONG SIGNAL TO THE AMERICANS, UNHCR AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE LOOKING FOR POINTS TO CRITICISE US ON. IT WILL UNDERMINE OUR EFFORTS TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THOSE WHO RETURN HAVE AT LEAST ACCEPTED THEIR FATE. WE WOULD BE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER AGAIN WHETHER A POLICE PRESENCE IS NECESSARY, AND
IF SO WHETHER UNIFORMS ARE REQUIRED.
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