TNAG-1909-FCO40-2713-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 114

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

TELNO MISC 891

OF 12075OZ DECEMBER 89

INFO ROUTINE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA

TOP COPY O DIST

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

1. UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE TIMING OF THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FLIGHT ON 29 DECEMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:

ETD HONG KONG 0900 (LOCAL)

ETA HANOI

1025 (LOCAL)

ETD HANOI

1115 (LOCAL)

ETA HONG KONG

1430 (LOCAL)

2. ALL OTHER DETAILS FOR THIS FLIGHT REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.

3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP IN OBTAINING THE USUAL DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCES FOR THIS AND THE 21 DECEMBER FLIGHT.

WILSON

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DISTRIBUTION

63

ΜΑΙΝ

61

VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION

PS

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

FED

NEWS D

ADDITIONAL

2

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR BLATHERWICK

MR MCLAREN

MR REEVES, CAB OFF

PRESS OFFICE

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