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FROM C D PARTRIDGE, HANOI
DATED 7 FEBRUARY 89
FOLLOWING FOR ANDREW GEORGE ESQ, BANGKOK
COPIED TO ANTHONY GODSON ESQ, SEAD, FCO
MICHAEL HANSON ESQ, REFUGEE COORDINATOR, HK
VBP IN HONG KONG: FIRST RETURNS
18/2
1. PRESS INTEREST IN THE FIRST RETURNS IS GOING TO BE GREAT
AND OF COURSE WE WISH TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE EVENT IS GIVEN MAXIMUM PUBLICITY AT THE TIME BOTH
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VIETNAM. WE SHALL THEREFORE HAVE A
MAJOR JOB ON OUR HANDS HANDLING ALL OF THE MEDIA PEOPLE AND
BEARING IN MIND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST ROUND OF BILATERAL
TALKS HERE IN AUGUST I ANTICIPATE THAT OUR RATHER LIMITED RESOURCES
MIGHT END UP BEING STRETCHED A LITTLE TOO FAR. I WOULD THEREFORE
BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONSIDER LENDING US PETER BEAN FOR A FEW DAYS DURING THE CRUCIAL PERIOD OF THE FIRST RETURNS. PETER OF COURSE NOT ONLY KNOWS MANY IF NOT MOST OF THE JOURNALISTS
LIKELY TO DESCEND ON US BUT IS ALSO FAMILIAR WITH THE INDO-
CHINESE REFUGEE AND BOAT PEOPLE ISSUE IN ALL OF ITS ASPECTS.
2. MY BEST GUESS FOR DATES IS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE END OF
FEBRUARY. I WOULD SAY CERTAINLY NOT MUCH BEFORE AND QUITE
LIKELY AFTER. I AM AFRAID THAT OUR LOCAL BUDGET WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO COVER THE COST.
SIGNED C D PARTRIDGE
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