TNAG-1971-FCO40-2804-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 118

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

TELNO MISC 202

OF 30103OZ MARCH 89

CONFIDENTIAL

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA

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101070 MDHIAN 8559

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : REPATRIATION

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UNHCR (HK) HAVE BEEN INFORMED TODAY BY THEIR HANOI OFFICE THAT

A VIETNAMESE TEAM OF OFFICIALS PLAN TO LEAVE HANOI FOR HONG KONG

ON 3 APRIL. IF THIS IS TRUE IT WILL PRESENT BOTH UNHCR AND OURSELVES WITH DIFFICULTIES. WE CAN COPE AND OF COURSE WE WOULD NOT WANT TO DELAY THE REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS. HOWEVER THERE IS A

. GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO BE DONE IN PREPARATION FOR SUCH A VISIT,

WHICH WOULD OVERLAP WITH THE UNHCR SUB COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 6-8 APRIL. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE ON WHETHER THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND IF IT IS FOR DETAILS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE VIETNAMESE TEAM AND THEIR TRAVEL PLANS. WE HAVE YET TO

RECEIVE THE LIST OF PEOPLE CLEARED FOR RETURN AND WE HOPE THAT THIS

COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE QUICKLY. IDEALLY A POSTPONEMENT BY ONE

WEEK WOULD BE PREFERRABLE.

WILSON

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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

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HKD

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UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NAD

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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