CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1116
OF 071145Z APRIL 89
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
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MDHIAN 9846
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YOUR TELNO 789: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FINANCE
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUGHT YOU ARE GIVING THIS: I REALISE
THAT IT IS NOT EASY.
2. THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROPOSITION IN PARA 3 OF TUR IS THAT IT EFFECTIVELY LEAVES US UNTIL THE ONSET OF A SUMMER CRISIS BEFORE WE CAN GO TO FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FUNDS FOR WHITEHEAD, THIS WOULD THEN LEAVE US WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION FOR NEW ARRIVALS FOR MANY MONTHS. ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS DILEMMA WOULD BE TO IDENTIFY CONTINGENCY ACCOMMODATION WHICH COULD BE USED TEMPORARILY UNTIL WHITEHEAD IS READY AND FOR WHICH A UK FINANCIAL COMMITMENT COULD BE MADE. NOT EASY TO FIND AND NOT AN IDEAL SOLUTION: BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY WHICH WE MUST NOW EXAMINE URGENTLY.
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I SHALL BE DISCUSSING THIS FURTHER WITH THOSE CONCERNED ON 10 APRIL, AND WILL THEN TELEGRAPH FURTHER THEREAFTER.
WILSON
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