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FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 711
OF 201612Z NOVEMBER 1989
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, HANOI
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WASHINGTON TELNOS 2977, 2978 AND 2979: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
1 I RECOMMEND THAT I SIMILARLY BE AUTHORISED TO INFORM THE ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (HINTEREGGER) OF OUR DECISION AT THE SAME TIME AS WASHINGTON ACTS I.E. IMMEDIATELY NEWS OF THE FIRST FLIGHT IS RELEASED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP UNHCR ON BOARD AS FAR AS WE CAN, IN VIEW OF THE MONITORING ROLE WE WISH THEM
TO ASSUME.
2. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR THAT THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER (STOLTENBERG), WHILE OFFICIALLY APPOINTED FROM 1 JANUARY, WILL NOT IN FACT ARRIVE IN GENEVA UNTIL 15 JANUARY.
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