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05 FEB 1990

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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: PUNISHMENT CELLS AT HIGH ISLAND CAMP

1 MR MAUDE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A BRITISH NGB ALLEGING

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THAT A YELLOW CONTAINER HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE HIGH ISLAND CAMP,

INTO CUBICLES TO BE USED AS PUNISHMENT CELLS. THE LETTER CLAIMS

THAT FOR SEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR THE CUBICLES WOULD BE EXCESSIVELY HOT, AND THAT THEIR USE WOULD BE INHUMANE. AS YOU KNOW THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT ALSO REFERS TO SUCH CELLS. 2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW IF THERE IS ANY TRUTH IN THIS ALLEGATION, AND FOR MATERIAL WE CAN USE IN A REPLY.

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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

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INFO D

FINANCE D

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PS/MR SAINSBURY

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/MRS CHALKER

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MR P J WESTON

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR MOSS

MR BLATHERWICK

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