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4. AS A MONITORING EXERCISE THE VISIT WENT REASONABLY WELL AFTER A NUMBER OF HICOUGHS. THERE WAS SOME SUSPICION AT ONE STAGE THAT THE AUTHORITIES WERE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MY VISITING TUONG ON HIS HOME PATCH. IN THE EVENT THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN PRACTICAL (THE ROAD IS A HORRENDOUS DUST TRACK, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE MINIMAL, AND THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE GUEST HOUSE LACKS RUNNING WATER OR EVEN A PROPERLY CONSTITUTED LAVATORY) AND TUONG APPEARS TO BE A DRIFTER: THE POLICE HAD TO SEARCH HIM OUT. I AM TOLD THAT HE DESERTED HIS FIRST WIFE AND FAMILY AND BEATS HIS CURRENT WIFE. THE AUTHORITIES WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF HE MADE HIS WAY TO HONG KONG AGAIN: THERE WAS SOME HINT THAT HE HAD ALREADY TRIED.
5. I MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO VISIT TUONG AGAIN. I SUGGEST THAT WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DRY SEASON, SAY NOVEMBER. AT BEST HA COI IS A FOUR DAY JOURNEY: IN THE RAINY SEASON THE ROAD COULD BE IMPASSABLE.
DAVIES
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
72
ΜΑΙΝ
68
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NAD
NEWS D
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
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MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE
PRESS OFFICE NO 10
MR HOWARD, SEC (0) (C) MOD MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D
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