CONFIDENTIAL
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MDHIAN 3363
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HANOI
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 232
OF 05023OZ MAY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING
MY TELNO 230:- VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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1 I HAD A LENGTHY AND ENTIRELY PRIVATE DISCUSSION LAST EVENING
WITH BUI HONG PHUC, AN ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DURING WHICH I EMPHASISED THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION AND
THE URGENT NEED FOR THE VIETNAMEESE AUTHORITIES TO DO MORE.
HE WAS CLEARLY FULLY IN THE PICTURE FOLLOWING MY BRIEFING OF LIEM ON 3 MAY AND, WITHOUT BEING SPECIFIC, SAID THAT HIS AUTHORITIES WERE TAKING WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS THEY COULD. FOR PRIVATE CONSUMPTION ONLY, HE SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MEETING LAST WEEK-END OF PROVINCIAL LEADERS AT WHICH CENTRAL LEADERS'
HAD STRESSED THE NEED FOR ALL TO TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES WERE
APPROPRIATE IN LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO STEM THE OUTFLOW.
2. PHUC MADE THE OBVIOUS POINT ABOUT THE MORE HELPFUL ROLE
WHICH THE CHINESE COULD PLAY IF THEY SO CHOSE IN PREVENTING THE FLOW OVERLAND.
DAVIES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
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