TNAG-1969-FCO40-2802-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 144

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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

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OF 061535Z JANUARY 89

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HONG KONG TELNOS 73 AND 74: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG:

FIRST RETURNEES

1.

FIRST TUR: WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD DISCUSS THESE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE VIETNAMESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THEY WOULD GIVE YOU AS MANY DETAILS AS POSSIBLE, EVEN IN ADVANCE OF FORMAL CONCLUSION OF OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

2.

PARA 3 OF SECOND TUR: SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD RAISE THESE POINTS WITH THE

VIETNAMESE.

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PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

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MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

HKGO LONDON

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