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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 243
OF 07140OZ JULY 89
AND TO DESKBY 08010OZ HONG KONG
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OUR TELNOS 237-8, HONG KONG TELNOS 2260 AND 2266 AND YOUR TELNO 346: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION.
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WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE REPORT IN YOUR TELNO 346. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE DELETION OF QUOTE NOT EXCEEDING US DOLLARS (BLANK) UNQUOTE FROM POINT B OF THE TEXT IN OUR TELNO 238. WE ARE ALSO CONTENT WITH THE ADDITION OF THE WORDS SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 (A) OF HONG KONG TELNO 2260.
2. ON THE CHANGE FROM QUOTE THE UK AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE TO QUOTE THE BRITISH SIDE UNQUOTE, WE ACCEPT THE POINT IN PARAS 1 AND 2 OF FOURTH TUR. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE AMEND POINTS (A) AND (B) OF SECOND TUR TO BEGIN QUOTE THE BRITISH SIDE WILL
QUOTE.
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FOR HONG KONG WE ARE NEVERTHELESS PROCEEDING ON THE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL TO FUND 50 PER CENT OF THE REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE PACKAGE WILL INDEED BE FORTHCOMING. IF THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REVERT TO MINISTERS AND COULD EXPECT SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE TREASURY. WE NOTE (YOUR TELNO 2250) THAT YOU CAN APPROVE EXPENDITURE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR THE FIRST AND, POSSIBLY, SECOND BATCHES AND THAT YOU WOULD THEREFORE HAVE NO PROBLEM OVER COST SHARING IN THESE CASES. WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO GO TO FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE PACKAGE AS A WHOLE?
4. WE NOTE THAT THE PER CAPITA COST OF THE FIRST FLIGHT IS HIGHER THAN MIGHT NORMALLY BE THE CASE AS THE NUMBER TO BE REPATRIATED IS SMALL. WOULD A CHEAPER AIRCRAFT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SAME TIME FRAME?
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