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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1388

OF 03070OZ MAY 89

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA

2

AT 1990

5

031515

MDHIAN 3027

TOP COPY Q DIST ?

MY TELNOS 1355 AND 1386 AND YOUR TELNO 939: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

FURTHER ACTION

IN PREPARING FOR THE MEETING ON 4 MAY, MINISTERS WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 200 (205) BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVED AGAIN YESTERDAY 2 MAY. WE HAVE BEEN WARNED BY MACAU THAT A FURTHER NEARLY 500 ADDITIONAL BOAT PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR WAY TODAY. THE SEASONAL TREND IN PARA 2 OF MY SECOND TUR IS THUS ALL TOO APPARENT.

2. ONCE AGAIN THESE SERIOUS FIGURES ADD FORCE TO THE URGENT NEED TO PRESS AHEAD WITH THE INITIATIVES RECOMMENDED IN MY TURS.

3. WE WILL COMMENT SEPARATELY ON THE PROPOSAL IN YOUR TELNO 940.

WILSON

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

96

DISTRIBUTION

102

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NAD

ADDITIONAL

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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