CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2875
OF 31090OZ AUGUST 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI
CONFIDENTIAL
ADVANCE COPY
243
072163
MDADAN 3684
HKB
24319
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
WE ARE SENDING BY FAX A COPY OF A REPORT WHICH APPEARED IN THIS MORNING'S SCMP WHICH QUOTES A VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, MR BUI HONG PHUC, AS SAYING THAT THE MFA HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UK ON MANDATORY REPATRIATION. THE REPORT ALSO QUOTES AN FCO SOURCE. THE VIETNAMESE ARE CLEARLY STILL VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE.
FORD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
5
ADVANCE
84
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
HD/HKD
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
HD/SEAD
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