TNAG-1906-FCO40-2710-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 130

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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

TELNO MISC 674

OF 11034OZ AUGUST 89

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YOUR TELNO 71: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY RETURNS

DETAILS FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT FOR VOLUNTARY RETURNEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

17 AUGUST 1989

DRAGONAIR FLIGHT NO. KA3253

HK

HANOI

ETD

ETA

0430 UTC (12:30 LOCAL)

0655 UTC (13:55 LOCAL)

DRAGONAIR FLIGHT NO. KA3252

ETD ETA

0755 UTC (14:55 LOCAL)

1010 UTC (18:10 LOCAL)

HANOI

HK

2.

WE APOLOGISE FOR THE DELAY IN SUBMITTING THE ABOVE INFORM- ATION BUT UNHCR HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN FINALISING THE ARRANGEMENTS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE NOTIFIED THE HANOI AUTHORITIES FOR THE PROVISIONAL DATE AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE. DRAGONAIR HAS ALSO APPLIED FOR THE FLIGHT TO HANOI. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SUPPORT THE DRAGONAIR APPLICATION AND SEEK EARLY CONFIRM- ATION.

3.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE VIETNAMESE HOPE TO SEND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS TO HONG KONG ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO INTERVIEW THE NEXT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IN PRINCIPLE BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THE NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH OF THESE OFFICIALS.

4. UNHCR HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE CLEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE 17 AUGUST FLIGHT. THEY ARE PRESSING THE VIETNAMESE FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THESE VOLUNTEERS SO THAT THEY CAN FINALISE THE PASSENGER LIST FOR THE FLIGHT. THEY WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ON THIS MATTER.

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