RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED FM HANOI
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 243
OF 020515Z MAY 90
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND BANGKOK
053200
MDLIAN 7686
Mr Haswel
What a larf / VC-10s inderentning expensive USO 45000 14
are
seat more likely
VBP: USE OF RAF VC10'S FOR VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
1. ALEXANDER CASELLA, UNHCR, ASKED FOR A MEETING DURING HIS BRIEF VISIT TO HANOI WITH THE VBP FLIGHT ON 25 APRIL.
2. HE SAID THAT EACH DRAGONAIR FLIGHT COSTS UNHCR USD 40,000 AND ASKED IF RAF VC10'S, IF ANY WERE BASED IN HONG KONG, COULD BE CHARTERED AT MARGINAL COST TO FLY VBP BACK TO VIETNAM. BY MARGINAL COST HE MEANT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN USD 40,000.
3. WE BELIEVE THE IDEA MAY BE INFEASIBLE BUT PROMISED TO PASS IT
ON.
DAVIES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
68
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NAD
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
6
DISTRIBUTION
74
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
PRESS OFFICE NO 10
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10
MR HOWARD, SEC (0) (C) MODUK MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D
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