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RECOD IN RECISTRY 16 JUN 1989

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Matherine Molly ha

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Treasury Chambers. Parliament Street, SWIP 3AG

The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe QC MP Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign & Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

London

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June 1989 pl. discies with Finance

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Foreign Secretary, Tsy I will follow for them to

Dear Foreign

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG

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Thank you for your minute of 2 June seeking my urgent agreement to to £4.25 million from this year's

a

discretionary

Reserve to

claim of

up

for

the

provide for emergency temporary accommodation Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong. We settled this matter,last night via our private offices and I am writing now to confirm agreement reached.

I agreed that the costs of providing 100 marquee tents and of

should both be found from the converting a barracks

1989-90 Reserve. I suggest our officials agree the final figures for the

but clearer conversion of the barracks when they become that up to £4 million may be necessary for this.

accept

the

Your minute of 22 May and the OD paper for discussion this Thursday suggest that further expenditure may be necessary if problem of the boat people is to be finally resolved. We will of course be discussing the wider picture with colleagues on Thursday 8 June.

am copying this letter to members of OD, to Chris Patten and to Sir Robin Butler.

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Yours sincerely,

P.Walas

PP JOHN MAJOR

[Approved by the Chieff Secretary and

scared in his absence.