CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 243/9
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MDHIAN 1784
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 28
OF 24010OZ APRIL 89
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA
YOUR TELNO 1219 TO FCO: VBP: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION:
VISIT OF FORMER VBP
1. I AGREE THAT WITH CAREFUL SELECTION THE RISK OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO COMING TO PASS WOULD BE MINIMISED. I ASSUME THAT THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES WOULD PLAY BALL (SINCE THACH HIMSELF HAS IN THE PAST FLOATED THE IDEA) AND WOULD ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT PERSONS FOR THE EXERCISE WERE CHOSEN. WE MIGHT THINK OF OFFERING TO PAY A FEE TO THE PERSONS CONCERNED FOR THEIR TROUBLE (PAYABLE FOR THE MOST PART ON RETURN). WE MIGHT ALSO THINK OF ENSURING THAT THEY RETURN ON THE CHARTER FLIGHT, TO REDUCE THE CHANCES OF IMPULSE DEFECTION.
DAVIES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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