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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)

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DRAFT: minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

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SUBJECT:

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION

Mr Godson SEAD

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Mr Gilmore

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Mr Paul HKD

Mr Whitehead News

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PS/ Mr Maude

PS/Lord Brabazon

Mr Brighten Grateful for your agreement

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1 Thank you for copying me your minute of 15 August to

You and I

Mr Godson. UNI have discussed these issues more than

once!

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2 UND very much agrees with your analysis and

conclusions as set out in paras 2 5 of your minute.

The use of force on "acquiescents" in Hong Kong (or the

creation of the suspicion of its use by barring press/NGO

observation of the operation) could only be disaster, (at this stage) in place particularly with thin monitoring arrangements at the

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other end.

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the idea as in

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Paras

3 We are particularly attracted by RDA arriving from

SC3 with Paras 5(b) and 5(c) of your minute of presenting the

current bilateral agreement as a model, ready-made CPA