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001312 MDHOAN 3014
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 43
OF 18180OZ JANAURY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 059 AND HONG KONG TELNOS 186 AND 200 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1.
IN VIEW OF LI HOU'S LATEST REMARKS, AND SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE, WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG THAT THE MATTER WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN UP WITH THE MFA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED IN THIRD TUR. YOUR PLANNED LUNCH WITH ZHOU NAN COULD ALSO PROVIDE A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERLINE OUR
CONCERN
2. SHOULD THE CHINESE BECOME COMBATIVE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIONS WE BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE READY TO SPEAK PLAINLY TO THEM, POINTING OUT THAT THEY TOO BEAR A SHARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM: RELATIVELY FEW OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG WOULD HAVE MANAGED TO DO SO WITHOUT THE SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE WHICH THEY RECEIVE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER FROM POINTS ON THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. YOU SHOULD ADD THAT WE HAVE DELIBVERATELY AVOIDED REFERRING TO THIS
ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM PUBLICLY.
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PARA 11 OF THIRD TUR: (ECVIIS) WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ACTION YOU CAN TAKE ON THE LINES SUGGESTED BY HONG KONG. WE HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF YOUR ADVICE THAT REPRESENTATION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES' PUBLIC HANDLING OF THE BOAT PEOPLE ISSUE MAY AFFECT THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ECVIIS ISSUE, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION OVER ALL
ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM.
WE AGREE THAT HONG KONG SHOULD TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH
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