TNAG-1969-FCO40-2802-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 36

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FM HANOI

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 013

OF 17051OZ FEBRUARY 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO

INFO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK

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MDHIAN 2921

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MKD 24319 мко

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HONG KONG'S TELNO 532HOF 16 FEB (NOT TO BANGKOK):

VBP: REPATRIATION

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO LOCAL UNHCR REPRESENTTATIVE ABOUT THIS.

DURING AFTERNOON OF 16 FEBRUARY BAZOCHE SPOKE TO UNHCR IN HONG

KONG MAKING STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT TIME OF FLIGHT BE CHANGED TO DAYLIGHT HOURS. AIRCRAFT CAN LAND AT HANOI AFTER DARK BUT THIS WOULD HINDER OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE A GOOD MEDIA EVENT AND THE VIETNAMESE WANT A GREATER PART OF THE DAY TO TRANSPORT THE RETURNEES TO THEIR HOMES. BAZCHOE THINKS THAT ICM ARE PREPARING ANOTHER FLIGHT PLAN. IS THIS TRUE? WE SHALL TAKE NO ACTION FOR TIME BEING.

2. PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPT OF THE MFA CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY VISA APPLICATIONS. THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. VISAS FORMAHNG KONG BASED JOURNALISTS WILL BE

ISSUED IN BANGKOK A FEW DAYS BEFORE 2 MARCH.

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