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CONFIDENTIAL

ALDAAJ

HKD 343/9 нко

Mr McLaren

PS/Lord Glenarthur

Private Secretary

From:

A R Paul

FILE

(27)

Hong Kong Department

Date: 11 May 1989

CC: Mr Gillmore

Mr Colvin, SEAD

Mr Brenton, UND

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MANDATORY REPATRIATION

A

1.

I have had another look at the briefs for the meetings which

the Secretary of State and Lord Glenarthur will be having with

Mr Hocke on 15 May, and in particular at the recommended line to

take on mandatory repatriation.

2.

I suggest that it would be desirable for Ministers to be more

explicit in what they say to Mr Hocke on mandatory repatriation and

to give a more precise indication of what we would like to see

achieved at the ICIR.

B 3.

C

Lord Glenarthur's minute of 8 May records that our meeting on

that day concluded that "We should go for some fixed timetabling mechanism (for repatriation)

ie a review of progress on

repatriation 3 months after the ICIR, with a deadline of 4-6 months

after the IC IR for the start of phased repatriation." In his minute

of 9 May, Mr Peirce confirmed that the Secretary of State "agrees

with the areas of action set out in Lord Glenarthur's minute".

CONFIDENTIAL