TNAG-1906-FCO40-2710-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 96

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033565 MDHOAN 1864

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1720

OF 16160OZ AUGUST 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

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INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, JAKARTA, MANILA INFO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, OTTAWA INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : REPATRIATION OF VOLUNTEERS

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WE ARE RECEIVING A NUMBER OF PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE RETURN

OF THE THIRD GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US

AND COPY ADDRESSEES HAVE A TELEGRAPHIC REPORT AS SOON AFTER THEIR DEPARTURE AS POSSIBLE, GIVING THE FINAL NUMBER WHO BOARDED THE FLIGHT, THE TIMING AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THE EVENT STIRRED ANY MEDIA INTEREST IN

HONG KONG, IT IS POSSIBLE THERE MAY BE CONFUSION IN SOME

QUARTERS AS TO WHETHER THERE IS ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS GROUP

AND REPORTS OF OUR OWN PLANS TO RETURN NON-VOLUNTEERS.

2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY REPORT HANOI IS ABLE TO GIVE ON THE GROUP'S

ARRIVAL IN VIETNAM.

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