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LSIO
A D 243 la
126623
OAN 9818
TO DESKBY 18010OZ HONG KONG
HKB
TELNO 2503
RECEIVED IN
TRY
OF 171126Z DECEMBER 89
04 JAN 1990
AND TO DESKBY 18010OZ HANOI
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
1560
(A)
(B)
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
WE HAVE HEARD RADIO REPORTS ABOUT ALLEGATIONS FROM SOME OF
THE 51 PEOPLE SENT BACK TO VIETNAM THAT:
1.
THEY WERE WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND
GIVEN INSUFFICIENT TIME TO PACK:
AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR NUMBER WAS CARRIED ON TO
THE PLANE IN HONG KONG:
(C)
THEY WERE PAID LESS THAN PROMISED (I.E. THEY HAD
BEEN GIVEN TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE
THE SAME AMOUNT AS THOSE RETURNING UNDER THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME).
2. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS AND A LINE TO TAKE ON THESE POINTS
DESKBY 1809OOZ.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
112
DISTRIBUTION
121
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
PAGE
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR P J WESTON
MR MOSS
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