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HKB 243/9
23 Actual.
153423
MDHOAN 2424
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 03010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1180
OF 02195OZ JUNE 89
FOR HANSON FROM HKD
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1.
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
AS PART OF OUR CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER STAGE, WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE PRACTICALITIES OF THE POSSIBLE REPATRIATION OF BOAT PEOPLE TO
VIETNAM BY SEA.
2.
IN THIS CONTEXT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW QUICKLY IT
WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CHARTER SHIPS FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM HONG KONG. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO HAVE A ROUGH IDEA OF LIKELY COSTS.
3.
WE WOULD NOT OF COURSE WISH YOU TO MAKE ENQUIRIES IN A WAY
WHICH RISKED IT APPEARING THAT SUCH ACTION MIGHT BE BEING
CONTEMPLATED IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE IF
YOU COULD BASE YOUR ESTIMATES ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE WITHIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
4. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY DESKBY 05090OZ FOR A MEETING THAT IS BEING HELD THAT DAY.
HOWE
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LIMITED
HKD
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DISTRIBUTION
16
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
MR MCLAREN
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