TNAG-1972-FCO40-2805-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 145

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 857

OF 191215Z APRIL 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNO 1225: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

1.

WE SEE THE ADVANTAGES IN A SHORT DELAY IN RETURNING THE

SECOND BATCH OF VOLUNTEERS IF THE NUMBERS CAN BE BOOSTED. SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF HANOI AND PROVIDED WE CAN BE REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT THE DELAY WILL NOT BECOME EXCESSIVE, WE AGREE TRAN QUOC VAN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO ACT AS PROPOSED.

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MR GILLMORE

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