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FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TNLNO 109
OF 0805OOZ MARCH 89
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INFO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, UKMIS GENEVA
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1. THERE IS SOME CONFUSION AMONGST JOURNALISTS ABOUT WHAT PRECISELY MR CAN SAID THROUGH HIS INTERPRETER. WHATEWZSOIT WAS LED A NUMBER OF THEMTO BELIEVE THAT HE EXPRESSED ACCEPTANCE OR APPROVAL OF NON-VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION IN THE FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT HE WAS SPEAKING AGAINST DECLARED POLICY.
2. THE VNA HAVE NOW ISSUED A FORM OF DENIAL (SEE MIFT) WHICH INTERESTINGLY DOES NOT REFER SPECIFICALLY TO NON-VOLUNTARY REPATRIATES AND APPEARS CAREFULLY TO LEAVE THE DOOR UNLOCKED IF NOT OPEN.
3. THE MFA REPRESENTATIVES (EUROPE 2) TO WHOM I HAVE SPOKEN ARE CLEARLY EMBARRASSED BY THE REPORTS OF WHAT CAN SAID AND ARE SEKING WIHOUT CONVICTION TO DISMISS THEM AS INACCURATE.
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4 I AM LUNCHING TODY WITH CAN AND WILL TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THESMATTER.
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