TNAG-2063-FCO40-2941-Vietnamese-boat-people-repatriation-1990 — Page 74

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HKCB 213 15

106

125105

MDLIAN 9578

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FM HANOI

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 33

OF 27050OZ MARCH 90

INFO PRIORITY FCO AND UKMIS GENEVA

(103)

YOUR TELNO 29: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

1. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNHCR OFFICES IN HONG KONG AND HANOI. THE LATTER WERE NOT EXPECTINGI A FOURTH FLIGHT (IE THE ONE ON 3 APRIL) AND ADVISE THAT WE SHOULD DROP THE IDEA. THEY PROPOSE THAT WE CONCENTRATE ON REACHING THE TARGET OF 1000 IN MAY. IT IS DIFFICULT NOT TO TAKE THEIR ADVICE.

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 NNNN

MR HOWARD, SEC (0) (C) MODUK MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D

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