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TO DESKBY 06013OZ HANOI
TELNO 118
OF 05185OZ APRIL 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO VIETNAM:
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
MIFT CONTAINS AN UPDATED SET OF POINTS FOR LORD GLENARTHUR TO MAKE ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. THEY TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND REFLECT THE SERIOUS CONCERN IN HONG KONG (WHICH WE FULLY SHARE) ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF A MAJOR INFLUX OF BOAT
PEOPLE THIS SUMMER.
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HONG KONG TELNO 1076 SUGGESTED THAT IN SPEAKING TO THE VIETNAMESE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LORD GLENARTHUR MIGHT SEEK TO LINK VIETNAMESE READINESS TO ACCEPT BACK ALL NON REFUGEES WITH THE QUESTION OF INTERNATIONAL AID TO VIETNAM. WE HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY AND TACTICAL WISDOM OF THIS APPROACH AND WILL BE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY SETTING OUT OUR THINKING IN GREATER DETAIL. THE POINTS TO MAKE DO NOT THEREFORE INCLUDE
THIS POINT.
(YOUR
3. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE ACTION YOU TOOK WITH VU KHOAN TELNO 167). WE HOPE THAT LORD GLENARTHUR'S DISCUSSIONS IN HANOI WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERLINE AND DEVELOP THE POINTS
YOU MADE.
4. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TAKE A COPIES OF THESE TELEGRAMS WITH YOU TO HO CHI MINH CITY AND SHOW THEM TO PS/LORD GLENARTHUR AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AFTER THE PARTY ARRIVE IN VIETNAM.
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