TNAG-1905-FCO40-2709-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 434

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DE DIP CONFIDENTIAL FM HANOI

TU PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 26

OF 18051OZ APRIL 89

WWFO ROUTINE FCC

CONFIDENTIAL/DIA

(FCO PERSONAL FOR COLVIN SEAD)

HKB 243/9

1

STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR POLITICAL ADVISER OR ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER

MY TELNO 25: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

1. THE INK WAS HARDLY DRY ON TUR WHEN BAZOCHE UNHCR CALLED ON ME TO DISCUSS CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM ON AN ENTIRELY PERSONAL BASIS (PLEASE PROTECT).

2. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT INFORMATION HE WAS RECEINING FROM HONG KONG SEEMED TO IMPLY RATHER LESS POSITIVE INTEREST AND CONTROL * ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERS THAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED. THE USE OF THE FERRY BOAT, FOR INSTANCE HAD ACCORDING TO HIS INFORMATION BEEN HANDLED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ACT AS A DISINCENTIVE TO BOAT PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER (SEMI-COLON) CATHOLIC CHURCH PERSONNEL WERE VERY ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING IN THE CAMPS AGAINST RETURNING AND THE WORK OF THE VIETNAMESE INTERVIEWERS WAS NOT BEING FACILITATED AS ENERGETICALLY AS IT BWOHEHHME (7GRS UNDEC)

(THERE WAS SOME STORY OF THEIR DRAWER CLAIMING NOT TO KNOW WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEM).

3. ALL OF THE ABOVE MAY BE WACCURATE AND EASHLY DISMISSED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BUT IT DOES SUGGEST THAT SOMEONE OUGHT TO HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT THE ARRANGEMENTS IN HONG KONG TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT, BY COMMISSION OR OMISSION, HINDERING OUR OWN GENERAL EFFORTS. DIFFICULT FOR YOU, NO DOUBT, BUT I HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

4. BAZOCHE ALSO MENT HONED THAT RITA FAN HAD OPNED PUBLICLY THAT AS VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION WAS CLEARLY NOT WORKING, MANDATORY REPAT- RMATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN. THIS IS NOT HELPFUL BUT IN IMAGINE THERE IS LITTLE YOU CAN DO ABOUT HER PRONOUNCEMENTS.

DAVIES

LIMITED

HD| SEAD

cc Mr Calvin SEAD

Miss Margoun Mr Footman M24/4

Rn 214

ножнет

HALUNA

PS

Ps/oho chalker

PS/M Eggan

PS/M Patten

PS/PUS

M. Money,

атуе

Ps/Si) Fretwell pl. anaye

Mr Gillmore

Mr Mc Laren

Will SEAD

Mr Haswell

Mr Davies will no doubt find in

Instructive to learn of Mr Colvin's heroic ellort in Geneve (Ukmis

2 Genera

telno 210 was not copied

to Hanor)

CONFIDENTIAL (DED/P