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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1002

OF 1020OOZ MAY 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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056323 MDHOAN 0890

YOUR TELNOS 1488-89:

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MESSAGE TO

GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG.

1. PROVIDED THAT SIR A DONALD DOES NOT THINK THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE PUT OUT BY YOU SENDING A MESSAGE TO A PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR BEFORE THEYHAVE FORMALLY RESPONDED TO THE MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN, WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH THE ACTION PROPOSED. 2. ON A POINT OF DETAIL IN THE DRAFT TEXT (PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH)

WDE SUGGEST DELETION OF THE PHRASE QUOTE AND SENT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNQUOTE. THE KEY POINT IS THAT THE OVERLAND

MIGRANTS SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM CONTINUING THEIR JOURNEY TO HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE FOR THE CHINESE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO

WITH THEM.

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