SECRET
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HKB
24315
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
24 JAN1990
TELNO 31
DESK OFFICER
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OF 04140OZ JANUARY 90 INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI
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10
165524 MDHOAN 0541
OUR TELNO 2540 OF 1989: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: NEXT REPATRIATION EXERCISE
1..
WE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOW PLANNING FOR THE NEXT REPATRIATION FLIGHT TO BE ON 23 OR 24 JANUARY SUBJECT TO VIETNAMESE AGREEMENT. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE DETAILS OF EXACTLY HOW YOU PLAN TO CARRY OUT THE OPERATION IN HONG KONG TO IDENTIFY, AND TO MOVE THE NEXT GROUP OF VPBS. GIVEN THE SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN CHI MA WAN ON 29/30 DECEMBER, WHEN THE VBPS THOUGHT YOU WERE ABOUT TO SELECT THE NEXT GROUP, WE WISH TO KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO DEAL WITH THIS IN A QUOTE NON FORCIBLE UNQUOTE WAY. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE DATE YOU MIGHT DO THIS.
2. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS CLEARLY NOT TO GIVE THE VIETNAMESE ANY EXCUSE TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE NEXT GROUP ON THE GROUNDS THAT FORCE WAS USED. WE ALSO NEED TO BEAR IN MIND THE DATES OF SC3 RESUMED.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
63
DISTRIBUTION
65
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
NEWS D
FED
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
PS
PRESS OFFICE
ADDITIONAL
2
MR REEVES
CABINET OFFICE
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