TNAG-1969-FCO40-2802-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 56

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FM BANGKOK

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MDTTAN 1954

I han spelan K Mr Thomas

HKD 26a Re pobility

paying Jimmy theAus tram Broget.

TO TELELETTER HANOI

TELELETTER NFR

OF 090353Z FEBRUARY 89

HON BY

AND TO TELELETTER FCO, HONG KONG

9/2

FROM:

FOLLOWING FOR:

COPIED TO:

A. GEORGE, BRITISH EMBASSY, BANGKOK

C.D. PARTRIDGE ESQ, HANOI

A. GODSON ESQ, SEAD, FCO.

M. MANSON ESQ, REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, HONG

KONG/

43)

YOUR TELELETTER OF 0706OOZ : VBP: FIRST RETURNS

1.

I HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSAL IN YOUR TLUR WITH THE AMBASSADOR. HE WOULD BE PREPARED TO RELEASE PETER BEAN TO ASSIST YOU IN COVERING THIS EVENT. HOWEVER, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THE COSTS FROM OUR LOCAL BUDGET EITHER. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE MUST LOOK TO THE FCO TO PROVIDE FUNDING.

SIGNED: A GEORGE

Mr Maxwill +MA

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