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INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, KUALA LUMPUR
KUALA LUMPUR: PLEASE PASS URGENTLY TO SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY WASHINGTON: PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
UKMIS GENEVA: PLEASE PASS URGENTLY TO MCLAREN
YOUR TELNO 3466: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
1 WE HAVE PUT YOUR VIEWS TO MINISTERS. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED, WITH THE GREATEST RELUCTANCE, THAT UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRANSFER 50 BOAT PEOPLE FROM CHI MA WAN WITHOUT THE RISK OF A MAJOR INCIDENT. AS CONFIRMED BY TELEPHONE, YOU SHOULD THEREFORE NOT (NOT) PROCEED WITH THE TRANSFER OPERATION.
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MINISTERS ARE BY NO MEANS CONVINCED THAT THE MOVE OF 14 ON 31 OCTOBER WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. BUT THEY WOULD NOT WISH FINALLY TO CLOSE OFF THIS OPTION UNTIL THEY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE OUTCOME OF SC3. IN PRACTICE THIS WILL MEAN A FURTHER DELAY IN NOTIFYING THE VIETNAMESE, BUT WE SEE NO ALTERNATIVE TO THIS.
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